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tal·ent man·age·ment

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  1. talent managementnoun

    Human capital management of the entire employee lifecycle. Companies that are engaged in talent management are strategic and deliberate in how they source, attract, select, train, develop, promote, and move employees through the organization. This term also incorporates how companies drive performance at the individual level (performance management).

  2. Etymology: This expression gained popularity in the late 1990's as technology companies engaged in a 'war for talent'. McKinsey and company coined the term 'war for talent' following a 1997 study and then it was the title of a book by Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones, and Beth Axelrod.

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  1. Talent management

    Talent management refers to the anticipation of required human capital the organization needs at the time then setting a plan to meet those needs. The field dramatically increased in popularity after McKinsey's research and subsequent book on The War for Talent. Talent management in this context does not refer to the management of entertainers. Talent Management is the science of using strategic HR to improve business value and make it possible for companies and organisations to reach their goals. Everything that is done to recruit, retain, develop, reward and make people perform is part of Talent Management as well as strategic workforce planning. A talent management strategy needs to be linked to the business strategy to make sense.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of talent management in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of talent management in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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