Advancing Talent Development: Steps Toward a T-Model Infused Undergraduate Education Contributor(s): Gardner, Philip (Editor), Maietta, Heather N. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1951527062 ISBN-13: 9781951527068 Publisher: Business Expert Press OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2020 |
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BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Service - Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management - Business & Economics | Careers - General |
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" (0.72 lbs) 238 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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. 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. |