The Talent Agenda

CEOs in Africa are hiring, but talent constraints are impacting growth and profitability and in general, it's becoming more difficult to find the right people. So it's no surprise that managing talent is at the top of the CEO agenda; 85% say that they plan to focus on their strategies for managing talent over the next year and 75% say that a lack of available talent is a threat to growth.

There's a real sense that talent is gaining ground in the complex hierarchy of CEO priorities. "Our belief is that even if you have the world's best systems, excellent premises and modern equipment, unless you have a top quality, well-trained and highly motivated team, you will never achieve excellence," says Sanjeev Anand, Managing Director of Banque Commerciale du Rwanda Ltd.

On a daily basis, many CEOs are making time for talent development and 74% wish they had more time to develop leadership and their talent pipeline.

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