CHAPTER 5
IDENTIFYING AND ASSESSING HIGH-POTENTIAL TALENT
Current Organizational Practices
Rob Silzer, Allan H. Church
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
With the recognition of the strategic role of talent in organizations comes an interest in effectively finding, building, and leveraging talent. This has led to a huge talent industry that provides programs and services in talent recruiting, selection, development, assessment, compensation, and retention. Talent has become the lifeblood of organizations. It is often seen as a primary reason for organizational success and failure and the key source of competitive advantage. As organizations spend more time and resources ...

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