The responsibility of finding and managing talent can no longer be viewed as the sole responsibility of HR – talent is intended to activate the strategy, deliver the imperatives of the business – so there should be harmony from all parts of the business – right up to the C-Suite, with a clear and understood impact on procurement, cash flow and overall business performance. That is why companies should truly consider partnering with an outsourcer. talentCRU's RPO and MSP services allow its clients' HR functions, as well as Procurement, to be more strategic. Outsourcing, within the context of the local market still needs to be understood Lerato says outsourcing has typically had a lot of negative connotations associated with it, often because many organisations don't have a clear grasp of their own needs and readiness for outsourcing. Clients cannot outsource as a proxy for understanding their requirements.