CEOs in Asia cite Talent - finding it, growing it, keeping it, and revealing it - as the 'most important' challenge they face...finding qualified managerial talent consistently ranks higher in Asia than in other regions.

Business growth and innovation are the next two most critical challenges ranked by CEOs in Asia with these two challenges being ranked in the top five in all three regions globally.

The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2011 report gives deeper insights into the top five challenges selected by CEOs in Asia, Europe and the United States:

*  Business growth
*  Talent
*  Cost optimization
*  Innovation
*  Government regulation

This report covers the strategies CEOs will deploy to address these challenges specifically highlighting the importance of talent management and innovation...in processes, business models, and organizational design.

These strategies further demonstrate the demand for a cross-functional, enterprise-wide approach and a reliance on new technologies with improvement in leadership development programs and improved leadership succession plans ranking high to meet the Talent challenge.

Download this report from The JHRS Knowledgebase under the "Talent & Workforce Management" sub-folder. (Requires Virtual or Premium Level access.)