Purpose – The purpose of this article is to consider the ways the notion of “talent” has developed over many years, both historically and linguistically, in a number of European and non‐European languages and in use in organisations, and its use in talent management....

Purpose – This article aims to underline that Generation Y have specific traits, needs and expectations and that it is vital that organizations understand these when looking to engage and support them and support in their development. Design/methodology/approach – The article deals with...

Purpose – Many contemporary approaches to talent management are unaffordable. This paper seeks to summarise some key findings of a five‐year investigation into quicker and more affordable routes to creating high performance organisations. It aims to suggest a practical and much more...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose the value of more widely incorporating derailment factors into talent management practices in order to effectively develop and engage talent. Design/methodology/approach – The paper considers various approaches to understanding derailment in...

Purpose – In some respects traditional leadership is not working. The aim of this two‐part paper is to summarise key findings of a five year investigation into quicker and more affordable routes to creating high performance organisations. It identifies some aspects of the “new...

Purpose – In some respects traditional leadership is not working. The two‐part paper summarises key findings of a five‐year investigation into quicker and more affordable routes to creating high performance organisations. The purpose of this paper is to identify some aspects of the “new...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the limitations of popular approaches to defining talent, where definitions are focused on determining specific attributes that differentiate someone as talent. It is suggested that rather than focus solely on definitions of talent,...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the obstacles and challenges of talent management as well as its success factors in Iranian automotive industries. Design/methodology/approach This research is a kind of discoverer research done by qualitative approach. The methodology to data...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide practical how-to information for those looking to develop high-potential employees within their organizations or for their clients. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a combination of recent surveys and studies of what is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to posit formal mentoring as cost-effective strategy for both developing leaders within an organization, as well as increasing organizational competitive ability in today's economy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents two case studies...