Here we are in the final quarter of 2011 already and with continued economic uncertainties and rapid change, organizational leaders face unique opportunities to inspire great achievement in their employees and workplace.

A number of actions are available to forward looking companies who seek an opportunity to refashion the workplace with their people and capabilities and ensure that talent can support their ability to stay competitive in the long-term.

Like many business discussions with organizational leaders it’s inevitable that they during the course of conversation say, “I didn’t know that you could do that with integrated talent management.”  They might be referring to the difference between human resource processes and behavioral sciences infused with robust business tools to build collaborative talent decisions into the architecture of the culture or creating a talent model deployment solution, solving a performance optimization issue or infusing business objectives with a talent portfolio strategy designed for the future. The “that” in reference is always something different – but the sentiment is the same: Integrated talent management and workforce intelligence can do many different things and solve many different business issues with great leadership.

These discussions provide opportunities to raise awareness about what it will take to prepare for the changing world of work and what an integrated talent management solution does and how it can maximize a multi-generational workforce to spark different levels of innovation while infusing your future portfolio with the best mix of talent, risk and rewards.

Simply stated, an integrated talent management strategy strengthens your vision, values, energy, and leadership portfolio to rapidly adapt to and execute business strategy. Like other business processes, a well-integrated talent management strategy and discipline allows you to design the workplace of the future – ensuring a healthy culture enables better talent decisions, financial investments, and engagement to identify and deliver new leaps in organizational performance.

So what’s your biggest talent management problem? You might be surprised to learn that understanding the value of your talent portfolio can help provide a laser-focused solution just-in-time to rocket launch 2012.

Ready to take your workforce to a new level of potential? Learn more about how our expanding portfolio of Vital Workplace Services™ and research-based assessment tools can help you inspire your workplace and deliver the business outcomes that matter most, click here.

© 2011 All Rights Reserved. The Infusion Group LLC. Judy White, SPHR, GPHR, HCS is the President of The Infusion Group, LLC, creating new possibilities in talent management and workplace culture design for leaders and organizations to have a meaningful impact on people, business and society.
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