TalentQuest and Duane Reade Team for July 24 Webcast: ?Using Talent Management to Transform Organizational Culture?

Atlanta (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Whether it?s a newer organization establishing a corporate identity or a 100-year old organization reinventing itself, talent management (http://www.talentquest.com/) initiatives can make or break a company?s culture. With that in mind, human capital management firm TalentQuest is teaming with pharmacy chain Duane Reade for a complimentary webcast titled ?Using Talent Management to Transform Your Organizational Culture (http://www.talentquest.com/TalentQuest/www/5-3-Events.html).?

The online event will take place on Thursday, July 24, from 1 to 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Robin Costa, Director of Human Resources for Duane Reade, and Dr. Adrianne McVeigh, a TalentQuest consultant, will discuss using talent management to lead and support the transformation of an organizational culture (http://www.talentquest.com/TalentQuest/www/3-4-Organizational_and_Employee_Engagement_Surveys.html)?the shared, beliefs, assumptions, values, rules and norms of a group?that benefits both employees and customers.

To sign up for the complimentary webinar, visit http://www.hr.com/stories/1204042389476.

Aimed at HR professionals and business leaders, the webinar will address:

1. What impact culture has on organizations;

2. Whether the culture is aligned with and supporting the organization?s overarching business priorities;

3. How talent management leads and/or supports the transformation of the culture;

4. How organizations can ensure buy-in of talent management initiatives.

?Our employees are definitely noticing and appreciating the talent management initiatives we?re building with TalentQuest, such as our DM Assessment and Developing Emerging Leaders training,? said Costa, who handles HR for Duane Reade?s 250-plus retail locations, as well as the company?s corporate office and distribution centers. ?As we strategically invest in our talent, they begin to recognize a real path for their growth in the organization, and it helps improve their productivity and build loyalty.?

About TalentQuest

TalentQuest has been strengthening organizational performance and advancing leadership for more than 35 years by blending the art of consulting with the science of technology. The company?s consultants and organizational psychologists deliver fully-integrated human capital management consulting and talent management solutions that span the entire employee lifecycle?from talent selection to leadership succession?enabling organizations to maximize the value of their investment in people. The company provides strategy alignment, assessment and selection, management and talent development at every level to enable clients to increase profitability and competitive positioning, and achieve peak performance.

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