Regarded as a 'soft' issue, talent development is ignored by too many senior managers, to the detriment of the business. This book seeks to put this right. It deal with the 'why' and the 'what' of developing talent, emotional intelligence, work-life balance and interpersonal communication. Case studies are drawn from BT, Volkswagen, Hilton, Eversheds, Unilever, Asda, Microsoft and others.

Table of Contents

Developing talent; What does this mean? Evolution of talent development strategy; The e-dimension; The global dimension; Developing leadership talent - gurus' perspectives; Developing leadership talent: softer approach; Case studies - we can do it

Author Biography

Sultan Kermally is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. He is the author of eight books including two on managing knowledge and Gurus on Marketing (Thorogood 2003).