Advancing Talent Development

<p>Talent development is key to organizations keeping pace with the rapidly changing social and technological developments of today's workplace. Companies are calling for talent that possesses a mastery of discipline and systems combined with an ability to handle cross-functional multicultural teams projects and assignments. Colleges and universities face challenges in preparing students across all the competency dimensions employers demand.</p> <p>The T-model configures academic and professional development in a way that allows institutions to provide students with a solid foundation one built through rich academic and co-curricular experiences that allow them to grow and adapt to the evolving workplace. The T-model comprises five key elements: mastery of academic discipline system understanding (systems thinking) boundary spanning competencies interdisciplinary understanding and a strong sense of self (the ME of the T). In this volume readers are introduced to the dynamics of the workplace that generate the need for T-professionals followed by discussion of each of the five key elements of the T-model. Readers are then introduced to and shown how representatives from different segments of higher education infuse the T-model across the curriculum. The book's final section offers insights from industry professionals on the necessity to grow as a T once a new graduate enters the workforce.</p>