As CNBC and Bloomberg are rife with pivoting opinions from global CEO's about the state of the economy, it's important to remember that regardless of what business leaders think is happening today, the next six months is going to offer all of us the opportunity to reset our goals, mission, vision and market positions.  Once a direction is agreed, it will become immediately critical to address whether or not we have the right talent in place to deliver to the challenges facing us all; more skeptical markets, tighter price constraints, the need for fast and nimble delivery of goods and services, and a very entreprenuerial approach to how business gets done. 

What that might mean is that you need new talent to deliver faster, better results.  It also might very well mean you need to shift your internal talent around to get the results you require.  Doing this with a strategic HR approach where company targets and individual objectives and rewards for hitting those objectives are intelligently and transparently aligned is the essence of success. 

Further to that end, ramping up your internal communication efforts is essential to getting the word out that the status quo will no longer do.  It's time that everyone start to think like a business owner, making sure they are fully empowered and engaged in hitting targets fast, have the right people in place to do so, and keeping costs and barriers to success at a minimum. 

Is this the thinking you are doing in your company?  Let me know your thoughts.

Jeff