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A talented workforce is the lifeblood of any successful business, especially as AI and other advances are rapidly changing the nature of work itself. Many HR professionals now realize that the best place to find the talent they need for the future may not be from outside their organization but from within it.

More than 6 in 10 HR leaders named leadership development as their top priority for this year, according to a survey by the talent management company SHL. Only 42% consider external hiring to be their top priority.

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