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MANPOWER INC. 2004 Annual Report27
Companies have come to realize it is a mandate to know
what’s now
and
what’s
next
in their talent requirements, and to be able to manage these requirements
effectively across the full gamut of their available talent pool. Manpower is
uniquely positioned to answer this call, and we intend to capitalize on this emerging
need. In our view, it’s about the employment life cycle and the business cycle
meshing together to optimize talent management and utilization. This is truly the
next frontier for our clients worldwide to achieve optimal efficiency, productivity
and competitive advantage.
The Manpower solution is Talent Value Managementsm, a concept that we devel-
oped over an 18-month period, to assist companies in determining where all of
the various talent resides in their organization, and how the vast array of talent
within that organization works together. This information then drives decisions
that enable placement of the right people, with the right skills, in the right areas of
the organization in order to improve productivity and efficiency, and drive the key out-
comes required in the business strategy. We believe Talent Value Management
is the key to optimizing the most important investment in any company – people.
This is just one of the many ways that we are focused on what’s next in the world
of work, and how we can change the role of employees in fundamental ways.
With our array of services and innovative solutions to today’s most pressing
employment challenges, Manpower has a distinct advantage that we intend to
leverage toward further sustainable growth in the years ahead.
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS