ERIC Number: EJ1290439
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 20
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Mind the Gap: Line Managers as Effective or Non-Effective Talent Spotters
International Journal of Training and Development, v25 n1 p23-42 Mar 2021
Due to the centrality of line managers' role in the talent identification process, this qualitative study aims to determine what effective and non-effective talent spotters do differently from one another in relation with an 'ideal' talent identification model offered by the literature. A double-blind design was applied to the sample designated by the Corporate Talent Management Director of a Latin American multinational firm. 20 senior and middle managers, some effective and some others non-effective, who work in different countries, participated in the study. Findings show that effective talent spotters perform three key stages of the talent identification model and they do it extremely well: differentiation of potential from performance, matching process and design of developmental challenges. The clear differentiation of potential from performance constitutes the crucial stage since a fuzzy differentiation taints the following stages. Not only is it necessary to perform these key stages but they should be executed in line with the principles of the talent management literature. Recommendations for practice, including specific guidelines for Talent Managers are proposed.
Descriptors: Middle Management, Administrator Effectiveness, Talent Identification, Personnel Directors, Personnel Management, Supervisors, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Latin America
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