A recent Economist magazine includes a special report on entrepreneurship which recites the customary litany of reasons why America spawns so many entrepreneurs. There is barely an acknowledgment of what Amar Bhide has appealingly termed “the venturesome consumer.” Yet this willingness to adopt new products,... 

A recent Economist magazine includes a special report on entrepreneurship which recites the customary litany of reasons why America spawns so many entrepreneurs. There is barely an acknowledgment of what Amar Bhide has appealingly termed “the venturesome consumer.” Yet this willingness to adopt new products,... 

In our last post, we discussed talent development as an operational challenge. This time around we’ll explore how the organization itself needs to change so that it develops a talent edge. It goes without saying that no matter how much talent a company might have, there are many more talented people working outside...