Talent Management In 21st Century

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Talent Management Not a Fad
My recently published book “Career Dynamics in the 21st Century “is apparently creating continually increasing opportunities, of conducting career as well as personal development seminars, not only for groups of individuals, but also schools and organizations. Alongside, many individuals are openly revealing their personalized predicaments, especially with regard to career paths. Some 3 individuals present interesting scenarios worth discussing in this space.
One of them is a university lecturer that will be referred to as Emily. In her late 40’s, Emily has worked hard to acquire a number of academic feats. Though her passion was in languages and literature, Emily was soon after high school, admitted to pursue …show more content…

Apparently, the world has evolved through different eras and is in this 21st Century operating on the 5th one. That is talent era, after having transited through the information/knowledge, which had earlier been preceded by the industrial era.
The common denominator between the eras has mainly been the perceptions about efficiency. Continued transition has been associated with consistent increase in efficiency. Notably, the human being was perceived as a labourer, thus a factor of production, during the industrial era. The same was as good as all other organizational resources and could be done away with or replaced at will. Has that changed with time?
The demolition of the Berlin wall, which had until 1989 separated East and West Germany, marked the beginning of the information/knowledge era. This development led to the end of the cold war and the beginning of free flow of information. The internet, cable news and other modern communication systems took shape. Google and other technology driving agents mushroomed, whereas social cultural evolution became a reality in the modern

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