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The Step UP - Where Leaders, Talent Managers and Leadership Development pros find expert tips for Leadership excellence

The Talent Management Machine: Are We Just Ticking Boxes? with Marc Effron

The Step UP - Where Leaders, Talent Managers and Leadership Development pros find expert tips for Leadership excellence · 2025-09-09 · 44 min

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Marc founded the Talent Strategy Group and advises the world’s premier companies, governments, foundations, NGOs and not-for-profit organizations. He is regarded as a trusted counselor to organizations on their most sensitive talent issues. He co-founded the Talent Management Institute , now the world’s most popular executive education program on talent with 7,000+ graduates. He co-authored the Harvard Business Review Publishing best-seller One Page Talent Management and 8 Steps to High Performance . His prior corporate experience includes executive HR roles at Bank of America and Avon Products. His prior consulting experience includes starting and leading the Global Leadership Consulting practice at Aon/Hewitt. We dive into the nitty-gritty of talent management, tackling the real talk about upskilling and reskilling in today’s job market. It’s a wild ride out there, and while everyone wants to jump into new roles, the reality check is that not everyone’s cut out for it—especially when they’re up against seasoned pros like Susie, who’s been rocking graphic design for a decade.

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