The Future of Talent

A community must employ a multi-generational focus when implementing talent recruitment and retention plans. Industry’s interest most often culminates at the point of recruitment and expires at the point of termination, but a community seeking to expand its knowledge workforce must take a much longer view.

Communities that fully integrate in-migrating professionals experience the benefit of talent longevity in the marketplace, and have the added potential of retaining the next generation of the knowledge workforce.

Consistent turnover in any marketplace weakens its wealth base—this proves true for industry and expanding communities alike. The Talent Acquisition Plan™ is designed to take a broad and deep view of talent retention—let us introduce you to a few faces of
the potential leaders of tomorrow.

The children reflected here are the offspring of the council members.

A Future Talent

Stevie Fine, 16, is the photo journalist who provided the imagery of Memphis for this site as part of a photo essay on her vision of Memphis. Stevie and her family will be migrating to Portland, Oregon in the summer of 2005.