To find and make the most of this talent, companies need to be good at five disciplines: strategic hiring, zero tolerance for people who violate their ethics, a focus on potential, alignment of HR processes, and values-based succession at the top.I was sitting in an elegant bar in one of Switzerland’s finest hotels, watching the snow fall peacefully against the lights of Zürich, and agonizing over a professional predicament that could change the course of my career.
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