ATD’s Foundations of Talent Development: Launching, Leveraging, and Leading Your Organization’s TD Effort

INTRODUCTION

Starting a talent development effort in an organization is a challenge with minimal guidance available about how to do it. This book presents the concept of how to launch, leverage, and lead a talent development effort for your organization. Not every detail is included within these pages, but you will gain ideas that answer how to get started, how to keep going, and what to plan for next.

Professionals in the learning and development field have seen our roles change dramatically in the past dozen years. The expectations of our employers, clients, and customers have escalated rapidly. Most of us have not kept up with what’s expected of us as we moved from the proverbial order-takers to trusted advisors. As trusted advisors, we provide ...