Developing future leaders: Evidence of talent management planning

The processes of acquiring and managing human capital are critical to achieving success and to gaining and sustaining a competitive advantage. Talent management planning is a means to manage changes in workforce supply and demand and to implement strategies to recruit and retain talented individuals. This study investigates how managers at one of the world’s largest energy companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) perceive and develop talent management in their organization. The study utilized an exploratory non-probability purposive sampling method of 10 individual managers within Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and its subsidiaries (ADNOC) triangulated with organizational documentation and archived records. The study results are organized under three themes: (1) recruitment and selection strategies; (2) training, education, and professional development; and (3) attractive compensation and benefits packages.