CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Part 1: THE BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF TALENT DEVELOPMENT -- BACKGROUND ISSUES -- THE VISION AND PURPOSE OFTHE TALENT-DEVELOPMENT EFFORT -- Part 2 - ASSESSING NEEDS AND SCANNING THE ENVIRONMENT -- COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT -- ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING -- Part 3 - CHOOSING AND IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TALENT -- CHOOSING ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TALENT -- IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TALENT -- Part 4 - FUNCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT -- ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT -- NON-EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT -- EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT -- EMPLOYEE EDUCATION -- EMPLOYEE TRAINING -- Part 5 - EVALUATING TALENT DEVELOPMENT -- EVALUATING TALENT DEVELOPMENT -- APPENDICES -- REFERENCES -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS.