{"id":725,"date":"2020-10-05T10:34:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T14:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sage-people-scraping-ca.local\/?p=725"},"modified":"2026-01-16T05:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:14:19","slug":"what-is-the-purpose-of-talent-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/what-is-the-purpose-of-talent-management\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the purpose of talent management?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/category\/people-leadership\/employing-people\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Employing people<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is the purpose of talent management?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-10-05T10:34:39-04:00\">October 5, 2020<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"What is the purpose of talent management?\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/what-is-the-purpose-of-talent-management\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/author\/charlottepenny\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/03\/charlotte-penny.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Headashot of Charlotte Penny\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Charlotte Penny<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of talent management is to identify, recruit and hold on to people who drive the success of your organization. It\u2019s a top priority, strategic process for forward-looking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sagepeople.com\/about-us\/news-hub\/what-is-a-people-company\/\">People Companies<\/a> who understand that their company performance depends on their workforce. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sagepeople.com\/hris-software-overview\/performance-talent-management\/\">Performance and talent management<\/a> is a key function of the modern HR department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These People Companies go out of their way to nurture and develop the talent that powers their growth and effectiveness. Talent doesn\u2019t only mean individual high performers, it can also be people whose behavior and characteristics are particularly influential in motivating and empowering their colleagues. Collaboration and social skills can be as important as intellectual caliber or productivity. People companies focus on creating a working environment that responds to and rewards talented employees, so they\u2019ll remain committed and loyal. They invest in nurturing talent and supporting employees to sustain strong company performance and underpin future business growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Help your people to perform at their best, day in day out. 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