Talent as an element of the potential of the XXI century organization

Among contemporary scientific areas, considerations regarding the specifics of entities’ functioning and human resources management are becoming increasingly impor¬tant as the management of particularly talented employees, above-average units referred to as talents. So what is talent? How to effectively manage talents in contemporary organiza¬tions? The above conditions encouraged the author to try to answer the above-mentioned research questions. The study, presenting in its essence the review character, attempts to show talent as an important element of the modern organization. Within the framework of such a defined goal, the essence of talent was presented, taking into account the diversity of definitions. These considerations were also used to show selected models of talent manage¬ment in the organization. The author’s model of the talent succession planning process is presented later in the author’s opinion as one of the determinants of competitive advanta¬ge of entities in contemporary markets. These considerations were carried out taking into account the latest national and foreign literature in the field of management sciences. The recommendations formulated in the available reports of the organization, whose main area of interest is management of talented units, were also used. The article may be a contribution to further discussion and empirical activity in the area of discussed issues.