Talent management and building high performance organizations

Citation

(2012), "Talent management and building high performance organizations", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 26 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/dlo.2012.08126eaa.005

Talent management and building high performance organizations

Article Type: Abstracts From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 26, Issue 5

Coulson-Thomas C. Management Services, Spring 2012, Vol. 56 No. 1, Start page: 36, No. of pages: 6

AbstractDiscusses the extent to which talent management is a preoccupation of many senior human resources practitioners and certain boardrooms, where the importance of people has long been recognized in the speeches of chief executive officers and alluded to in corporate annual reports. Explores whether talent management is just another management fad, or whether it will have a significant impact upon future performance. Cites a report by the author (2012) which suggests that, for many organizations, the challenges which talent management seeks to address are real and pressing, but the approaches they adopt ensure their efforts are doomed to disappoint, while a practical and much more affordable way of quickly achieving multiple corporate objectives and measurable benefits for both people and organizations is often being overlooked. Argues that the evidence suggests that many boards should question the approaches, initiatives and programmes being adopted to create high performance organizations, and many talent-related, change and transformation activities are general, expensive, time-consuming and disruptive. Suggests that, by the time they deliver, commissioning organizations may face very different challenges and opportunities, and requirements may have changed. Considers talent as a challenge and an opportunity, and outlines a more cost-effective alternative approach with regard to implementation options, the evolution or change of direction, and untapped potential. ISSN: 0307-6768 Article type: Viewpoint Reference: 41AJ218

Keywords: Business performance, Employee development, Human resource management, Management services, Organizational performance, Organizations, Performance measurement (quality)