This document discusses improving talent management through a simple one page approach. It advocates managing talent like a production line by establishing clear specifications for the desired talent, assessing the available raw materials, and implementing processes to develop the talent from materials to finished product. Executives are often unhappy with talent pipelines and managing talent is one of HR's lowest capabilities, so a focus on the proven science through easy to implement practices is recommended. Questions are posed to help assess current talent practices and how to make them more effective based on the talent production line framework.
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