5Talent development

Enhancing the value of talented individuals, talent pools or a combination of both

Introduction

There is an unambiguous relationship between talent management and talent development. Researchers agree that talent development is an integral part of a comprehensive talent management system (see Table 2.1 in Chapter 2). Garavan, Carbery and Rock’s (2012) review found that talent development publications primarily focus on who is the talent to be developed, what competencies should be developed, who drives development, what is the appropriate pace of development and what is the architecture to support the development. Concerning who should be identified as organisational talent, previous studies provide important insights ...

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