By Fiona Anderson
In the movie Apollo 13 , the ground crew faces enormous pressure and a life or death situation. Flight Director Gene Krantz uses a decision matrix to explore every option while avoiding decision paralysis. With only hours left to fix a debilitated spacecraft sufficiently to get the astronauts home, agonizing over decisions is not an option.
While strategic HR decisions may not equate to life-or-death, for employers the alignment of talent management with business strategy will determine the future of the business. Employers with tens of thousands of employees are stuck in decision limbo.