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The Value of Talent Development: Your Guide to Strategic HR Practices

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Overview Don't miss this practical guide to strategic HR practices. It shows you not only how to rethink your HR practices and policies, but also how to drive new processes Â— then align all of them to deliver real business results. You'll find out how to:

Get more value from your biggest expense - people
Make the most of current trends in Talent Development
Lay the groundwork for talent development through process changes now
Calculate ROI and make your business case for talent development
Select a talent development vendor

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	SumTotal Systems	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	ERP, Business Management, HR, IT HR - Staffing - Training, Human Capital Management

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