Young, talented workers have enormous bargaining power as the retiring baby boomers leave the largest talent gap in history.

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But the U.S. lost three games at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and settled for the bronze as the rest of the world seemed to close the talent gap.

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They close the talent-gap by allowing people to ferret out and market whatever they've got--even, regrettably, Paris Hilton.

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It's not just a lack of confidence that's holding us back: there is a serious talent and skills gap in many sectors.

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Career customization may be one viable solution to help fill the gap between the growing talent shortage and the need to build sustainable, adaptive careers.

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Meaning, Gap will execute successfully depending on their ability to hire talent from the existing competition, who have amassed decades of China merchandising skills and operating data.

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Here are the six performance strategies, moving left to right: eliminate waste, drive top priorities, leverage purchasing scale, close the IT performance gap, open government to get results and finally, attract and motivate top talent.

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The huge gap between job openings and jobless numbers suggests something insidious and possibly structural: a talent crunch.

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