Talent management: what to teach employees today to survive tomorrow

The world is changing, and along with it — the need for education. The article defines the concept of VUCA-world, covers technologies that allow to precisely determine trends, and detail the key issues of who, how and what to teach within the framework of Human Resources with the position of "talent management". Compile and synthesize the latest theoretical and practical experience of experts in the area of education and development of the United States, Europe, and the Russian advanced consulting companies; examples and data from recent trade shows, as well as links to real projects implemented in 2016 and early 2017. This article would be interesting and to those who are interested in practical use of psychological methods and tools, as well as the integration of existing material in the non-standard practice-solutions.

Keywords: learning, development, T&D, L&D, gamification, training, business game, foresight projects, foresight session, Russian best practice, talent management, HiPo, HiPro, talent development program, assessment, crowdsourcing, future profession

Column: Applied Research and Practice

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/sps.2017080109

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