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Introduction: Why you need to read this! Acknowledgements. PART ONE: THE TALENT CRISIS COULD BANKRUPT YOUR BUSINESS 1. The Global Talent Market — Why our nation’s graduates will work for Wipro in Mumbai and why it matters to everyone. 2. The Past is Gone - The Future Is Now - The Talent Age is Upon Us? PART TWO: SOUTH POLE; THE SECRET SOURCE OF SUPERSTAR TALENT: ACADEMIC UNDERACHIEVERS AND WHY THEY ARE WINNERS! 3. Hire From the South Pole! 4. EI is more important than GPA 5. The Five South Pole Talent Secrets PART THREE: HUMAN CAPITAL TALENT MANAGEMENT: STRATEGIZE, ATTRACT IT; EVALUATE IT; DEVELOP IT; AND LEAD IT 6. The Human Resources Division — Finally a Chance to Shine! 7. Organizing to Optimize Talent 8. Find It! - attracting South Polers and Other Talent: the needle in the Haystack 9. Deploy It! - and the Art of Matching the Talent to the Mission and the Team 10. Develop It! – cutting edge methods for staff development 11. Lead it! - Follow Me and Do as I Do!

About the Author

ALAN C. GUARINO cofounded the executive search firm Cornell International in 1993 and grew it to prominence on Wall Street before selling it to Adecco, the world's largest recruiting company, in 2003. At Adecco, he remains CEO of Cornell and is responsible for the brand worldwide. He also personally handles a select number of retained search assignments for Wall Street clients and emerging growth companies in professional services, financial services, e-business, marketing, communications, and technology.For more information, visit www.AlanGuarino.com or www.SmartIsNotEnough.com.