Overview

Find and Keep the Outstanding Leaders You Need to Win in Asia! Specific solutions for recruiting and retaining great people in North Asia, South Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Seven new case studies, plus in-depth insight into IBM’s experience For every CxO, director, manager, HR leader, strategist, or consultant working with or for companies in Asia Right now, even as Western economies struggle, Asia is experiencing an unprecedented war for talent. Organizations are competing ever more aggressively to find the right people, motivate them, and retain their highest performers. There’s only one route to success in today’s Asian talent wars: innovation. In this book, one of IBM’s top Asia Pacific managers identifies powerful talent management innovations that are working in Asia right now for dozens of the region’s most forward-looking enterprises.   Christina SS Ooi begins by revealing why Asian talent shortages are even worse than they appear. Next, she presents breakthrough solutions from industries ranging from IT to hospitality, manufacturing to telecommunications. Learn how winning companies are recruiting more effectively through partnerships and word-of-mouth...bringing innovation to onboarding and training...understanding the changing needs and diverse lifestyles of today’s Asian employees...shaping corporate culture and engaging their employees...developing great leaders and keeping them.

Full Product Details

Author:   Christina S S Ooi
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   IBM Press
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 15.60cm
Weight:   0.313kg
ISBN:  

9780137009510

ISBN 10:   0137009518
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   27 August 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Asian Economic Growth     1 Chapter 2: The Talent Shortage Challenge     13 Chapter 3: Embracing Innovation     29 Chapter 4: The IBM® Experience: Innovation That Matters     41 Chapter 5: Tested and Proven Innovation Ideas: Retail and Restaurant Industries     57 Chapter 6: Tested and Proven Innovation Ideas: Hospitality and Recruitment Industries     71 Chapter 7: Tested and Proven Innovation Ideas: Manufacturing and Telecommunication Industries     87 Chapter 8: Tested and Proven Innovation Ideas: Cross-Industry     103 Chapter 9: The Asian Dilemma     119 Chapter 10: Innovate with “Find-Grow-Keep”     137 Chapter 11: Final Thoughts     163  

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With more than two decades of corporate management experience, Christina SS Ooi spent a majority of these years in various senior management and leadership positions in IBM across the Asia Pacific region. It was during this time that she developed a strong interest and passion in cross-country talent management. As a hands-on people manager and leader, she experienced the early struggles in Asia Pacific to attract, motivate, and retain the best talent for her organization. In the early years of Christina’s professional life, she worked in both advertising and law. Even in her spare time now, she contributes research articles to legal journals, especially in the area of mediation. Her other passions are creative photography and fiction writing. Christina is a certified advocate and solicitor, having been admitted to the High Court of Malaya, and is a member of the Malaysian Bar. She holds two Master’s degrees (MBA and Master of Laws) and two Bachelor degrees (Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts). She is currently based in Asia.

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