Talent

The reason I ask this question, is because I think that in some instances, talent does not matter, the connects that we have matter just as much if not more than the talents that we possess.

Talent is defined as the natural skill or aptitude one has in a specific field. In Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, Gladwell argues that talent doesn’t play a big role in determining

The definition of talent is natural aptitude or skill. I like to believe that it’s gift that has yet to be opened. Most people have the gift, but they refuse to open it. They know that once they do they will have to work to improve and develop it, and that discourages them. The few that do, on the other hand, open that gift and work as hard as physically and mentally possible to build up the talent that they have discovered. Stephen King once said, “Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented ones from the successful ones is a lot of hard work.” This may mean something different to everyone else, but to me, it means talent is just the place where you begin, you must work hard to get where you want to go.

I’ve mentioned before, talent is something we are born with. It is something that is improved with practice, over time, but talent cannot be learned. Two examples of what I had included were professional athletes and professional singers. Knowledge, however, is entirely different. Knowledge is acquired from anything that we register in our minds as experience and try as hard as we can to remember it at a later date.

Existing research carried out will hopefully offer explanations to how existing research was gathered and found. Building on this, and gathering enough academic literature. This will stand me in good stead to start a suitable study for identifying ‘talent’ in males aged 18 and above.

The giant fan that sat on the window sill next to my table sent chills through my body the entire night. The darkly lit room and background noise of the hundred girls in the room added to my nervous excitement. I anxiously waited for the awards to start as I thought about how I would feel when I accepted my award. This moment had been in the back of my mind since the dance season started the year before. The obnoxiously loud fan blocked out most

A talent is defined by resources as the ability by a person that is inherent, inborn, or naturally occurring. A talent is said to be a special ability to do something without prior experience, study, or tutelage. It is often classified or compared to an instinct or a certain flair for doing something without extra effort and almost perfect in execution.

Noise pounded in my ears as I made my way around bags, costumes, shoes, and people. The tiny dressing room was packed to the brim with everyone and everything competing through Encore Dance Academy. My hands were sweating from the humidity of the half-sized room and the bright lights shone down on my friends and me, coughing on the heavy scent of hairspray, mascara and sweat. My waistline itched from the red and black, sequined costume. One of my teammates stopped me and tried to gently pick strands of hair from my high ponytail out of the sequined bow perched on the crown of my head. I tried to focus on something other than the powerful taste of lipstick in my mouth and the wet, sticky feeling of someone heavily hairspraying my flyaways down. I grabbed a handful from the $5 bag of candy from the candy bar at the concessions, checked my friend’s makeup and prepared to perform.

Beardwell and Thompson (2014) Define Talent as an individual whose skills and aptitude are adaptable across many other areas and can make a difference to an organisations overall performance. Many researchers differ in their understanding of what is Talent Management, thus there is little consensus among the literature. Collings and Mellahi (2009) suggest that the topic Talent Management has received a huge degree of interest from both academics and practitioners. McDonnell (2010) argues that the idea of Talent Management is unpredictable and that there is nothing concise about Talent Management. According to Thunissen, Boseile and Fraytier et al 2013 notes that Talent Management as a topic is becoming a criteria that management needs to be aware of and have a (n)

Very few organisations are able to manage their employee’s talent well. Companies can very well make a replica of a product or copy a service idea or lower prices and compete, but replicating Talent is not possible and is therefore considered to be a scarce resource. Therefore, organisations should build the ability to hire, retain, and develop talent at all levels in the organisation.

Talent management as defined by CIPD (Corporate Institute of Personal and Development) is a work fantasy, engagement, retention and deployment of those who have high potential for the future or fulfills business critical roles. Companies rather than normal adopted methods have their own concepts of talent.

While there are many similarities between the terms - talents and strengths - there is a slight difference between them. Talents on one hand are not as build-able, as strengths are. Talents - as for a sprint racer for his running speed - can be improved upon, since the primary talent to run fast already exists in the person. Strengths on the other hand - like integrity, kindness, humility and optimism can be built even on non-existent foundations. With enough practice, good teaching, persistence and dedication, strengths can take deep roots within us, and help us flourish.

When looking at the term ‘Talent Management’, one can interpret it in many ways. In fact, the term is so broad; no specific definition is shared yet. (Garrow & Hirsh, 2008) As Lewis & Heckman (2006) said, often, many assumptions are made when discussing the term Talent Management. When

The next day, I went to the music department at my school with light, bouncy steps. When I went in the room the people inside were staring at me, baffled. People whispered, as they gave me quick looks. Some gave me cold stares. I sat on the nearest chair. The chair that was a little too small groaned under my weight. The people looked at empty spaces, not knowing where to look at. Finally, James came to break the uncomfortable silence. During break time I rushed to the bathroom. When I came back, I could hear the people talking.

Talent – a vital word which can always be found here and there when corporations and business owners come to talk about innovation, new ideas and development. They need talent in its best form. They search for it all around the globe to meet the challenges that threaten to crumble their business. This commodity is rare and putting your choice on the right person is not easy but if you make your recruiting plan right from the time of recruiting till they get employed at your company, you can find with the best brains in town for your company. Here are some tips to keep in mind: