One imperative for all countries, however, is the leadership
and management capability to translate HR strategies
into systems and practices that result in sustainable
improvements. At the beginning of this piece, HR managers
who were uninspired concerning their ability to bring
about these kinds of positive changes were cited. HR managers
who participated in a Leadership Development Program
noted a profound difference: "We had discussed the
challenges before, but the leadership program actually got
us mobilized to complete it