Did you see the dead meme on the side of the economic highway?
RIP, "War on Talent"
Several years back ,this was all the rage in recruiting. Big shortage of workers, companies fighting for employees, etc., etc.
Hates it!
First, analogies linking war to business are so 80's, and at the base, blatantly incorrect (Business is about building, creating and making a profit, where wars are about destruction and killing your opponent).
Today, David Zinger has a great post ranting against the War for Talent. And, given the economic shift we are experiencing, I'd also say that we can run this meme over w/our truck and head on down the road to more important issues.
Like building that next great business, and putting together an amazing team made up of a few of your best friends. Talk about big fun!
Dave:
I appreciate you conclusion...amazing team not a platoon that we will send into enemy territory. Interesting enough after reading your about me, I started off with a TRS80 Model IV with a daisy wheel printer that cost me about 4 times the price of the computer I use no. Oh the power of 64K.
David
Posted by: David Zinger | October 16, 2008 at 09:02 AM