Developing Executive Talent (PDF)

The systematic management of executive talent is a key strategic
challenge for most large corporations. This is an emerging field
and, consequently, there is a lack of consensus about what is
involved and a variety of approaches have been adopted. In
Developing Executive Talent Jonathan Smilansky, Ph.D.
summarises the key activities and concerns of large businesses in
the USA and Europe that are focused around the identification,
development and effective utilisation of executive talent. In doing
so, he provides even the most experienced Human Resource executive
with a much broader array of inputs about what today's leading
organizations are doing in this area.

What quickly becomes clear is that even the best businesses are
still developing their talent management processes. There are no
'right' answers and different organizations, with different levels
of commitment, at different stages of development and in different
environments produce different approaches. Developing Executive
Talent is a map that lets you compare your organisation's
approach with what others are doing in this area. It also grants
you a close-up view of alternative processes designed to identify
and develop the leaders of tomorrow. By learning from the
experience of others you can become an 'educated consumer' of
talent management services, and help both your organization and
your own career.

With quotations from Heads of Human Resources describing their
experiences and concerns, specific tools and processes used by
large businesses to identify and manage the leaders of tomorrow,
Developing Executive Talent offers the clearest and most
coherent picture to date of how leading organizations are tackling
this critical business challenge.