Advancing Talent Development

Advancing Talent Development

by Philip Gardner, Heather N. Maietta
Released January 2020
Publisher(s): Business Expert Press
ISBN: 9781951527075

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Book description

Talent development is key to organizations keeping pace with the rapidly changing social and technological developments of today’s workplace. Companies are calling for talent that possesses a mastery of discipline and systems, combined with an ability to handle cross-functional, multicultural teams, projects, and assignments. Colleges and universities face challenges in preparing students across all the competency dimensions employers demand.

The T-model configures academic and professional development in a way that allows institutions to provide students with a solid foundation, one built through rich academic and co-curricular experiences that allow them to grow and adapt to the evolving workplace. The T-model comprises five key elements: mastery of academic discipline, system understanding (systems thinking), boundary spanning competencies, interdisciplinary understanding, and a strong sense of self (the ME of the T). In this volume, readers are introduced to the dynamics of the workplace that generate the need for T-professionals, followed by discussion of each of the five key elements of the T-model. Readers are then introduced to and shown how representatives from different segments of higher education infuse the T-model across the curriculum. The book’s final section offers insights from industry professionals on the necessity to grow as a T, once a new graduate enters the workforce.

Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Introduction: Grasping the Foundations for Understanding the T-professional Model Philip Gardner, and James Spohrer
  3. Part I
  4. Chapter 1 Disciplinary, Deep Disciplinary, and Interdisciplinary Knowledge: The Stem of the T
  5. Douglas W. Estry
  6. Chapter 2 Deep Systems Knowledge Brings System Thinking
  7. Philip Gardner and Heather Maietta
  8. Chapter 3 Boundary Spanning and Performance: Applying Skills and Abilities Across Work Contexts
  9. Patricia M. Rowe and Maureen T. B. Drysdale
  10. Chapter 4 The ME
  11. Marc Hunsaker and Jennifer Rivera
  12. Part II
  13. Chapter 5 Hope is Not a Strategy: On the Need to Design for T-outcomes
  14. Jeffrey T. Grabill
  15. Chapter 6 Academic and Student Affairs Together: Breaking Organizational Silos
  16. Marianna Savoca and Kelley D. Bishop
  17. Chapter 7 Spartan-Ready at the University of Tampa
  18. Tim Harding and Stephanie Russell Krebs
  19. Chapter 8 Driving Purpose
  20. Marcus Sanderlin
  21. Chapter 9 The Role of Work-Integrated Learning in Developing T-graduates
  22. Andrew J. Martin and Malcolm Rees
  23. Chapter 10 Creating and Engaging T-engineers Inside and Outside of the Classroom
  24. Denise Simmons
  25. Chapter 11 The HEROIC Narrative Assessment System: Helping Undergrads Navigate Transitions
  26. Rich Feller and Mark Franklin
  27. Part III
  28. Chapter 12 Internships and Mentoring: The Keys to Sustaining a Healthy Talent Pipeline
  29. Margaret Archer
  30. Chapter 13 IBM: Being Essential, Transforming, and Getting Your Skills On
  31. Jana Jenkins
  32. Chapter 14 The T-leader
  33. Duncan Ferguson
  34. Chapter 15 Adapting the T for the Needs of Generation Z
  35. Richard Hopkins, FIET
  36. Conclusion Stretching Toward the Future
  37. Doug Estry, Philip Gardner, and Jim Spohrer
  38. About the Authors
  39. Index

Product information

  • Title: Advancing Talent Development
  • Author(s): Philip Gardner, Heather N. Maietta
  • Release date: January 2020
  • Publisher(s): Business Expert Press
  • ISBN: 9781951527075