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• Did you choose people for managerial roles because they were the type of people who could get their fulfillment and satisfaction out of helping other people shine rather than having the ego-need to shine themselves?
• Did you select them because they had a prior history of being able to give a critique to someone in such a way that the other person says: “Wow,

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Author: David Maister | Source: Why (Most) Training is Useless | Subject: Human Resources Questions

1. Which segments of the workforce create the value for which we are most rewarded in the marketplace?
2. Which areas of our business will be most impacted by impending waves of retirement? What are we doing to prepare successors? What impact will anticipated retirement have on the skills and productivity necessary to meet future demand?
3. In what areas is the talent market heating up (i.e., demand will

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Author: Robin Athey | Source: It’s 2008: Do You Know Where Your Talent Is? | Subject: Human Resources Questions