HR Competencies & Applications: Managing Talent for Success Key Competencies: Leadership & Navigation, Critical Evaluation, Consultation, Business Acumen; HR Expertise: Organization/Technology & Data, Organization/Workforce Management The following six pathways can be adopted in whole or in part to achieve success through managing talent: Embrace a decision science perspective. Encourage informal learning. Revolutionize stale processes. Relinquish some control. Align strategy, structure, and talent. Establish a meaningful, enduring culture. 1. What evidence would you use to convince top leaders that investing in talent can reap great rewards for the organization? 2. How would you prioritize among the six strategies offered in the text above? Which would you implement first, second, and so on?