There is a lot of confusion between skills, expertise and competency. Here we see how they fit together in the context of a performance model.

Many large or rapidly growing companies have a person responsible for talent acquisition. Aging workforces, changing skill requirements, competition for talent are all driving interest in talent acquisition. But is talent acquisition the most important way to build capabilities? That seems unlikely.

Top-down talent management solutions will not cut it in today's world. You need bottom-up skills management.

Leaders help build capabilities & connect them to markets to provide value to customers. Capabilities are bundles of skills, code, data, relationships.

Leading in uncertain times and driving innovation requires the skills to manage ambiguity.