3 critical elements

Technology:  When employed effectively across areas such as HR and Knowledge Management, enabling new technologies can equip your workforce for greater productivity, tear down walls to improve information sharing, capture and manage knowledge capital across your enterprise and, ultimately, help you mitigate the "brain drain" that naturally will take place as baby boomer's retire.

Outsourcing:  Whether driven by a lack of internal expertise or simply a shortage in staff, full business process outsourcing or tactical staff supplementation will continue to grow in importance over the coming years. Public and private sector enterprises should address this often controversial issue openly and up front when formulating talent management strategy to help make sure that its full benefits can be enjoyed while potential risk are understood and managed to the greatest possible extent.

Culture: It is important to assess the potential impact of implementing and promoting an enterprise culture at work has clear benefits. With a more enterprising workforce organisations can benefit from increased innovation, greater knowledge exchange and improved recruitment, retention and development.