Rick Guzzo, Ph.D. co-leads Mercer’s Workforce Sciences Institute, a research and innovation center, and works with clients on a wide range of strategic human capital issues. Rick has published dozens of professional papers and four books, including Play to Your Strengths – Managing Your Internal Labor Markets for Lasting Competitive Advantage(McGraw-Hill, 2004). His research also has won awards such as the 2005 Ullrich and Lake Prize for Excellence in HR Scholarship and the 2010 Best Practitioner–Oriented Publication from the Academy of Management.