Winning the Global Talent Showdown: How Businesses and Communities Can Partner to Rebuild the Jobs Pipeline (Bk Business) [Hardcover]

Edward E Gordon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bk Business | Publication Date: April 1, 2009

Theres a growing consensus that the current job development systemboth in the US and overseas--is badly broken. Too many people cant find good jobs. Too many businesses cant find qualified people. Whats behind the deep talent shortages that now confront the United States and much of the world? And how can we rebuild the pipeline?

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About the Author

Edward Gordon currently serves as the president of Imperial Consulting Corporation in Chicago, Illinois, and Palm Desert, California. For nearly 40 years, the consulting firm he founded has assisted businesses, government agencies, non-profits, and educational institutions across the United States and Canada. Imperial's clients include Microsoft, IBM, Motorola, Walgreens, Amtrak, and Marriott, the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Energy, as well as government agencies in 18 states. He speaks nationally, and has appeared on CBS' The Early Show, CNN, Fox, NBC and on NPR stations in several major markets. He is also a seasoned author with over 15 books published.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1St Edition edition (April 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576756165
• ISBN-13: 978-1576756164
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #622,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Edward E. Gordon, President of Imperial Consulting, is an internationally recognized researcher, writer, and acclaimed keynote speaker. An innovative strategist on the future of jobs and talent creation, he provides programs to assist organizations of all types and sizes in developing their human capital and aids communities in reinventing thier education-to-employment systems. Please visit www.imperialcorp.com to learn more about Ed Gordon's areas of expertise.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Workforce development problems and solutions, August 9, 2009

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Robert Kehoe "entrepreneur & business consultant" (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winning the Global Talent Showdown: How Businesses and Communities Can Partner to Rebuild the Jobs Pipeline (Bk Business) (Hardcover)

Dr. Gordon has written a thorough and very readable book on the upcoming problems with shortages of educated people throughout the world, which is hard to believe (but undoubtedly true) given the current high levels of unemployment. The first half of the book presents the talent availability problems in all of the major world economies, and the second half reports successes and discusses solutions. I particularly enjoyed hearing about the Kalamazoo Promise (which should be copied in thousands of cities), the 1 to 7 ratio of tutors in Finland's elementary and secondary schools, and the workforce development success of the new wine making industry in North Carolina. In my opinion, too many economic developers are caught in the Ready, Aim, Ready, Ready, Aim, Aim, . . . cycle. In his new book, the author provides a very useful model for communities to approach workforce development successfully, and to actually Ready, Aim, and FIRE! If people could just get together and do what Dr. Gordon advises.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taking It To Another Level, November 9, 2009

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George Vukotich - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winning the Global Talent Showdown: How Businesses and Communities Can Partner to Rebuild the Jobs Pipeline (Bk Business) (Hardcover)

I have had the opportunity to work with Dr. Gordon for many years. He has always provided insight and guidance in the work he has done. In his latest work; "Winning the Global Talent Showdown: How Businesses and Communities Can Partner to Rebuild the Jobs Pipeline" he sets the bar at a new level. With the economy and global situation in its current state, our nations leaders would do well to look at his research and insights in how to make a difference. I recommend this book to all looking to understand and make a difference in the identification and development of talent.

George Vukotich, Ph.D. - Roosevelt University

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deserving of ongoing recommendation, August 20, 2009

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winning the Global Talent Showdown: How Businesses and Communities Can Partner to Rebuild the Jobs Pipeline (Bk Business) (Hardcover)

Deserving of ongoing recommendation is Winning the Global Talent Showdown: How Businesses & Communities Can Partner to Rebuild the Jobs Pipeline. It considers the education-to-employment world system and its pitfalls and latest crisis, arguing that the system needs to be reinvented, and showing how such is already in the works. Business Libraries will find this a powerful presentation perfect for college-level collections strong in global business practices.