p . ▁x ii ) ▁ ▁After ▁several ▁further ▁cave ats , ▁the ▁authors ▁go ▁on : ▁" We ▁can ▁say , ▁however , ▁that ▁manager ial ▁talent ▁is ▁some ▁combination ▁of ▁a ▁sharp ▁strateg ic ▁mind , ▁leadership ▁ability , ▁emot ional ▁m atur ity , ▁communic ations ▁skills , ▁ ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁attract ▁and ▁insp ire ▁other ▁tal ented ▁people , ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁instinct s , ▁functional ▁skills , ▁and ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁deliver ▁results ." ▁ ▁( p . ▁x iii ) ▁The ▁authors ▁offer ▁no ▁outside ▁support ▁for ▁this ▁assertion . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁Econom ist , ▁which ▁mentions ▁the ▁book , ▁notes ▁that , ▁" comp an ies ▁do ▁not ▁even ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁define ▁“ tal ent ”, ▁let ▁alone ▁how ▁to ▁manage ▁it . ▁Some ▁use ▁it ▁to ▁mean ▁people ▁like ▁Ald ous ▁H ux ley ' s ▁al phas ▁in ▁“ Bra ve ▁New ▁World ” — th ose ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁bell ▁curve . ▁O thers ▁employ ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁syn onym ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁work force , ▁a ▁definition ▁so ▁broad ▁as ▁to ▁be ▁meaning less ." ▁ ▁Re lev ance ▁during ▁economic ▁dow nt urn ▁ ▁The ▁' W ar ▁for ▁talent ▁is ▁seen ▁by ▁various ▁sources ▁as ▁becoming ▁irrelevant ▁during ▁economic ▁dow nt urn s . ▁However , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁highly ▁visible ▁talent ▁po aching ▁by ▁sol vent ▁fir ms ▁of ▁others ▁who ▁have ▁economic ▁hard ship ▁(