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• Are Great Employees Overrated?

  by Eric Hellweg, George Anders, Michael Schrage, Roy Bahat and Laurie Ruettimann

  Who is worth more — one amazing employee or one hundred adequate ones? You've heard about the war for talent. If your business is looking to take over the world (or just your industry), how do you first build your talent pool? Do you fill your ranks with free-agent superstars, or foster a team of people whose names will never make the marquee, but are skilled enough to make your company a success? Your choice has implications for your culture, and your bottom line. This debate kicked up a tremendous response on the Harvard Business Review's website (hbr.org), but the jury is still out. What makes the world go 'round — individual brilliance or group genius?

  • Company Culture
  • employees
  • Management
  • Teams

  At 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Sunday 11th March

  In Brazos, Marriott Courtyard Austin Downtown/Convention Center

• Talent Wars: Sourcing the Créme from the Crowd

  by Brendan McManus, Melanie Myers, Sam Wick and Adam Glickman

  It doesn't matter if you're a tech startup, ad agency or production company - getting the best talent on board is always key to making good ideas a great reality. How can new technologies help us identify, work with, and afford stellar skill sets? With crowdsourcing on one end and traditional approaches on the other, we'll explore the middle ground where new tools can help you assemble the craftiest team possible.

  • Agencies
  • production
  • Startups
  • Teams
  • Technology

  At 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Sunday 11th March

  In Salon C, Hilton Austin Downtown

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