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One of the biggest issues facing companies today is the war for top talent. Companies around the world are competing for the best and brightest employees. They have to work harder than ever before to recruit and retain the best, even in a contracting economy.

In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Dr. Joyce Russell uncovers why the war for talent exists and how to win.

Russell is a Distinguished Tyser Teaching Fellow and a senior executive education fellow in Smith’s management and organization department. She is consistently honored as one of the school’s top teachers. Her expertise is primarily in the areas of leadership and management development, executive coaching, negotiation tactics, training and career development, work teams, and change management. An author of more than 50 articles, books and book chapters, Dr. Russell is currently the associate editor for the Journal of Vocational Behavior and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Applied Psychology, Human Resource Management Review and Performance Improvement Quarterly.