This is disappointing because a ‘‘working’’ definition of talent is important for robust talent
management policies and practices that are shared across the organisation and vital for the
employee development specialist designing and planning training and development interventions. However, choosing a definition of talent is no easy task, not least because there are a number of ways in which talent may be defined within a particular organisation.
For example, a common notion of organisational talent refers to those who are identified as
having the potential to reach high levels of achievement.