What is required to be successful in today's society
In addition to specific characteristics and qualities required to become good leaders in their unique company, there are general trends that show what it takes to be successful in today's society. Research shows that it is important to hire and invest in talent who see the value and necessity of spending time on innovation and change. Talents who manage and dare to change their focus and adapt.
No company wants to copy Kodak and Nokia, everyone wants managers who have enough focus on what the market demands, and who are able to predict what will be tomorrow's trend.
To be successful today, you cannot hire people who live on past success and who want to copy the strategy and tactics they used so successfully in their previous leadership position. Or in his previous company. Different companies require different management and, not least, new times often require a different style and a different focus.
Typical talent programs and HR processes, on the other hand, are developed for predictable environments that have traditional ways of doing work where "lines and boxes" still define how people are managed. Now that work and organizations are constantly changing cannot
"Most executives today recognize the competitive advantage of human capital, and yet the talent practices their organizations use are stuck in the twentieth century". Talent Wins, 2018Ram Charan & Dominic Barton
business strategy is no longer about planning for several years ahead in time. It is about perceiving and seizing new opportunities and adapting to an ever-changing environment. Companies must then develop and move talent in new ways in order to be competitive.