Resource Solutions in Expanded Sustainability Concepts

Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Oct 1, 2012 8:00 AM ET
Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner of Taiga Company

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company

The People Management post, Firms Face Talent Management Challenge in Emerging Markets, discusses that challenges with operating in an increasingly global marketplace.  Citing the results from a recent Ernst & Young survey, the article explains that only 20 percent of today’s organizations believe they effectively manage their talent across all markets.  Some of the key issues defined included: cultural differences, difficulties balancing local and global talent, trouble with retention and a lack of a leadership pipeline.   

Our sustainability consulting often finds that executives too often focus on the ‘quick fix’ that will bridge the obstacles faced in the moment, with a simple goal to get back to ‘business as usual’.  Rather than addressing the larger needs leaders may focus on: How do we mitigate turnover risk, or how do we patch this hole in our talent supply?  Click here to continue reading, Resource Solutions in Expanded Sustainability Concepts

Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".