America needs talent : attracting, educating & deploying the 21st-century workforce /
Jamie Merisotis.
- First edition.
- xiv, 233 pages : 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-217) and index.
Prologue -- Part I. America's Talent Challenge. Ch 1: The American Century ; Ch 2: A Nation at Risk ; Ch 3: Winning the Future ; Ch 4: Talent, You Say? -- Part II. Five Ways to Attract, Educate, and Deploy Talent. Ch 5: It's the Learning, Stupid ; Ch 6: Unleashing Private Sector Innovation ; Ch 7: US Department of Talent ; Ch 8: Immigration, Innovation, Inspiration ; Ch 9: Restoring the Rapids -- Cities as Talent Hubs -- Part III. Talent and American Prosperity. Ch. 10: The Second American Century -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
"In America Needs Talent, Jamie Merisotis, a globally recognized leader in philanthropy, higher education, and public policy, explains why talent is needed to usher in a new era of innovation and success, and why deliberate choices must be made by government, the private sector, education, and individuals to grow talent in America"--Novelist.
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Skilled labor--United States. Manpower policy--United States. Manpower planning--United States. Employees--Training of--United States. Capacitación de empleados Política sobre mano de obra Trabajo calificado Employees--Training of. Manpower planning. Manpower policy. Skilled labor.