Chapter 3

What sort of talent do we need?

Introduction

Any talent management approach will be primarily shaped by the definition of talent that the organisation agrees upon. This definition must be congruent with the strategic direction of the business, so that successful implementation of a talent management process will positively impact on the organisation’s goals.

Talent is an ethereal concept, something that we all know when we see it, but few can really claim to understand what its component parts are. However, if the organisation fails to agree upon a clear definition of talent then its strategy for resourcing, development and deployment may be at odds with the real strategic goals of the business. Without a consensus on what sort of people ...

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