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Corporate leaders now treat talent acquisition, retention, and development as business imperatives. They have little choice in the matter, because demographic shifts, changing norms around work and work-life balance, financial volatility, and artificial intelligence are reshaping workforces around the world. They are challenging long-held beliefs and trying fundamentally new approaches to talent.

To learn more, Tapestry Networks, working in partnership with Spelman College, convened a multi-generational dialogue, Reimagining the Future of Talent, on Spelman’s Atlanta campus during National HBCU Week. Top executives and board members from over 40 organizations engaged with academic leaders, faculty, and students from Spelman College, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgetown University, and Brown University. Spelman President Helene Gayle reflected on the knowledge exchange: “The global trends indicate we’re going to have a more diverse workforce. I think all workplaces will be enhanced if we think about tapping into people’s unique contributions and allowing them to be their authentic selves in the workplace.”