Talent Management: Hiring and Developing Engaged Employees

Authors

  • Anne Marie Casey Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Charles O'Bryan State University of New York, College at Oneonta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v32i1.7232

Keywords:

talent management, intentional work design, leadership development, employee engagement

Abstract

Talent management, which includes intentional work design, leadership development, and employee engagement, is a growing trend in the world of commerce, both domestically and globally. This article provides a review of the literature on talent management and explores ways in which this human resource management concept might be applicable to higher education and libraries.

Author Biographies

Anne Marie Casey, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Anne Marie Casey is currently the Dean of Scholarly Engagement & Retention at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). Prior to this she was the Director of the Hunt Library at ERAU and worked at the libraries of Central Michigan University, National University in San Diego, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and the Springfield (MA) City Library. She received a PhD in Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions from Simmons College in 2011, an AMLS from the University of Michigan in 1981, an MA in Medieval Studies from the Catholic University of America in 1979, and a BA in Classics from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 1977. For a large part of her library career, Anne Marie has been involved with the provision of library services to distance learners. She is a past Chair of the Distance Learning Section of ACRL and is the 2007 recipient of the ACRL Distance Learning Section Award. Currently, Anne Marie is an active member of ALA and FLA. Her areas of research include distance learning library services, leadership in academic libraries, strategic planning, and scholarly communications.

Charles O'Bryan, State University of New York, College at Oneonta

Charles O’Bryan is currently the Director of Libraries, State University of New York, College at Oneonta. Prior to SUNY Oneonta, he was the School Library System Director, Delaware Chenango Madison Otsego, Board of Cooperative Services providing library and information resources to 16 school districts in New York. Charles has extensive experience in grant writing, building renovation and space assessment, organizational management, non-profit and boards of education. Prior to entering both K-12 and Higher Education, he worked internationally for 14 years in the field as a trip leader, guide and educator in Chile, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Uzbekistan, India and Niugini. He is a Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar, an ALA Emerging Leader and has completed the following programs and institutes through the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Law School, Sienna College: Change Leadership Group (2009), Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians (2012), Library Leadership in a Digital Age (2013), Harvard Edx Copyright (2013), Management Institute for Academic Library Managers (2016). Charles received his Masters in Library Science and School District Administration Certificate from SUNY Albany, Masters of Science in Environmental Education from Connecticut State University and holds the Bachelors of Science in Recreation Management and Youth Leadership from Brigham Young University. Building renovation, design, user experience and assessment are a large part of Charles’ work. He strives to “future-proof” the library thus ensuring that it will be able to quickly respond to changing programs and priorities in the future. The ultimate end product will be an entity, the Library, that is resilient, responsive, and program driven, yet fully integrated into the core of student learning and support services at the college.

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Published

2017-10-31

How to Cite

Casey, A. M., & O’Bryan, C. (2017). Talent Management: Hiring and Developing Engaged Employees. Library Leadership & Management, 32(1). https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v32i1.7232

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Peer Reviewed

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