Developing Talent Aggressively

To make your position in the market for talent compelling, one’s can do :

• ·         Elevating talent

• ·         Developing a sound employee value preposition

• ·         Ensuring your sourcing strategy is a powerful one

L.L. Bean

About L.L. Bean

Leon Leonwood Bean invented Maine Hunting Shoe on 1912. He obtained a list of non-resident Maine hunting  license holders, set-up a descriptive mail order circular system, made shop in his brother basement, and started mail-order business in US. In 1967  L.L. Bean Company had reached US$ 4,75 million in sales, 200 employees, an annual catalog which is distributed to 600.000 people.

Hank Kolb, Director, Quality Assurance

Problem Definition

The fundamental problem is management.  Senior management lacks the policies and visible support of a quality philosophy such as following a ISO 9000 Quality System. Even though they have recently appointed Hank Kolb to oversee their quality program, which is a move in the right direction, there is still a lack of visible senior management support for quality.