If the weak economy is a concern for your business, take a moment to look out across the office, branch or factory floor. The people there are all youve got. These are the people who will find the cost savings, woo new customers, get more done with less, deliver great service and drive your bottom line even when they are feeling stressed. In boom times there is a lot of talk of talent wars, but its the tough times when the reality of just how much top talent matters, strikes home. So now is a good time to pause and think, ‘Are the processes we use to attract, identify, hire, engage and retain top performing talent the right ones? Are we doing what we need to do so that our team is strong enough to take us through uncertain, perhaps daunting, business conditions?”