Talent Mgmt & Development

Catalog description

This course looks at talent management and development in organizations from a holistic, systems perspective. Talent management begins with the recruiting and staffing process and moves through the entire life-cycle of the employee as an active contributor in the organization. Students will study the major theories and approaches to selecting and developing employees. Topics that will be covered include strategic selection, employee and leadership development, assessment options for selection and development, workforce planning, and employee motivation and retention. We will also discuss contemporary topics such as use of technology to implement talent management and development, multi-media methods for coaching and mentoring, and applied models for talent planning and succession planning.