Cheese spends most of his time trying to convince clients that talent management, and the HR function in general, needs to be more of a strategic player.
"This whole debate needs to be put on strategic footing. We haven't invested nearly enough in HR," Cheese says. "The nature of the debate has become so much more strategic, and that's really the basis of how we've built the human performance practice at Accenture. This is a top issue for clients, and they still need a lot of help in this area."
"It's a fascinating time. We have a social revolution going on in terms of how people collaborate, communicate, connect and share knowledge," Cheese says. "And it's not only happening in broader society, it's happening in the corporate world." It also presents the opportunity to see how companies are going to adapt and apply new thinking to some pretty old theories of management practice.
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