Talent management Talent Management for public servants ‘’Talent management” means different things to different people. When many managers today say ‘’talent management,” they simply mean managing in such a way as to acquire, improve, and retain their best employees. For instance, ‘’let’s make sure we have retention practices in place so we don’t lose valued talent.” Furthermore, in addition, it can be define as “Talent management is the use of an integrated set of activities to ensure that the organization attracts, retains, motivates and develop the talented people it needs now and in the future.” (Armstrong, 2010,390, p.) A talent was defined by Michaels et al (2001, xii) as ‘the sum of a person’s abilities... his or her intrinsic gifts, skills, knowledge, experience, intelligence, judgment, attitude, character and drive. It also includes his or her ability to learn and grow.’ Talent is what people must have in order to perform well in their roles. They make...
