Talent Management

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May 1, 2024 Updated May 10, 2025 21 minute read

Talent management is the comprehensive, strategic approach organizations use to attract, develop, motivate, and retain high-performing employees. It's a continuous cycle of processes that aims to ensure a company has the right people with the right skills in the right roles at the right time to achieve its business objectives. Think of it as the science and art of optimizing an organization's human capital.

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