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Talent and Performance Are Two Different Things

Monday, March 18, 2019

There’s no guarantee that the most talented person on your staff will live up to their potential. There are a number of factors involved in this, including their emotional makeup, disposition, opinions, and preferences. No matter how smart and experienced an individual is, there’s a difference between what that person could do and what they normally do. This is why many talent identification efforts fail. Employers focus too much on an employee’s potential rather than their typ

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