Timeless lessons about talent acquisition.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter describes what happens when leaders neglect continuity. Any business is people management. It begins, middles and ends with the individuals in your organization.

The lessons for leaders: Your job is to provide resources and support that build the confidence of players in themselves, each other, the team, and the excellence of the surrounding system. Ethics, fair play, mentoring, smooth transitions, continuity, and collaboration should not be luxuries or lip service; they create the margin of victory.