Breakthrough Workforce Strategy

Why You Should Read This Book

Tom Casey, Tim Donahue and Eric Seubert want ALL CEOs to appreciate the imminent “Perfect Storm” of human capital change. In their NEW book, Talent Readiness: The Future is Now! they offer advice for CEOs needing to navigate unchartered waters of globalization, declining engagement and shifting demographics.

Tom Casey, Eric Seubert, and Tim Donahue have worked together for over 10 years at both PricewaterhouseCoopers and The Concours Group. Their blog is at http://talentreadiness.wordpress.com.

Tom Casey is the managing principal of Discussion Partner Collaborative and a recognized expert in the development of global human capital strategies. During his more than three decades of consulting, he held senior positions with Harbridge House Inc., Arthur D. Little, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and The Concours Group before founding Discussion Partners. Casey is a prolific author with more than one hundred articles, books and blogs to his credit. He resides in suburban Boston or Lima, Peru, “whichever is warmer at the time.” He can be reached at tcasey@dpcadvisors.com.

Eric Seubert is an executive adviser, author and platform speaker. He advises global clients on human capital transformation issues. Seubert is a managing principal at Talent Strategy Advisors, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, a workforce planning and talent management consultancy offering advisory, executive education, and insight research services. Before founding Talent Strategy Advisors, Seubert was with The Concours Group. He may be contacted at eseubert@talentstrategyadvisors.com.

Tim Donahue is principal at Talent Directions, a New York-based firm specializing in talent advisory, leadership development and executive coaching. Before founding Talent Directions, Donahue was with both PricewaterhouseCoopers and The Concours Group. He can be reached at tim@talentdirections.com.

“Praise for my Concours Group Colleagues —

Tom Casey, Tim Donahue and Eric Seubert”

Tom Casey and his collaborators have captured nicely the emerging critical concern of Senior Executives. “At the end of the day it is all about the people”. The extensive research conducted by The Concours Group, led to the inevitable conclusion that the Human Equation or as the authors refer to it Talent Readiness is an essential variable for enterprise success and without it failure is inevitable.”

Ron Christman PhD, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

The Concours Group

“Tom Casey and his collaborators, Tim Donahue and Eric Seubert are spot on with their assertion that the human equation drives enterprise success. As a senior executive of a diversified highly specialized global company I can attest that the issue of Talent Readiness is a front of mind concern. The insights the authors have captured are exceptional.”

Laurent Potdevin, Former CEO

Burton Snowboards

“TJX has worked closely with Tom Casey and Discussion Partner Collaborative on Human Capital Transformation efforts. As the senior HR officer of a global organization with tens of thousands employees the concept of Talent Readiness is of paramount importance to all of us chartered to lead the HR efforts or our companies. Candidly a lack of attention to shifting demographics and employee engagement challenges lacks foresight.”

Greg Flores, Chief Human Resources Officer

The TJX Companies

“As the CIO of a global organization I highly endorse the concept of Talent Readiness promoted by Tom Casey and his contributors. The IT space is highly dynamic with shifting demands from stakeholders and an ever evolving need for added capabilities of our professionals. In point of fact, IT is one of the most fluid domains in an enterprise. The role of the CIO, as presented in this book, is to stay ahead of the curve in understanding the labor market and drivers of employee engagement.”

Ina Kamenz, Chief Information Officer

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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What Others Are Saying ...

“I have known and admired Tom Casey for over 20 years. I hired him and benefited from his wise counsel at Arthur D. Little and later induced him to join me in research and consulting with The Concours Group. He was instrumental in developing The Concours Group’s service offerings related to Employee Engagement and Shifting Demographics. Tom and his collaborators Tim Donahue and Eric Seubert fellow Concours Group consultants’ book on Talent Readiness is consistent with my research and writings on the topic and an important read for today’s senior executives.”

Tammy Erickson

Author of a trilogy of books on generations in

the workplace, including What’s Next, Gen X?

tammy@tammyerickson.com

“We are about to enter a time of great turbulence and change where we can expect many of the traditional ideas about talent to be brought into question. In this timely book, Tom Casey and his collaborators Tim Donahue and Eric Seubert show clearly the crucial role that collaboration plays in building a working environment that is engaging and exciting and how a multi- generational workforce can truly be high performing.”

Professor Lynda Gratton, London Business School

Author of Hotspots and Glow