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This chapter is about the nature of managerial talent. It specifically discusses the existing findings that explain the very essence of this phenomenon. It reviews the Gallup organization’s study of more than 80,000 great managers worldwide and presents a new theory of managerial talent aimed at understanding the fundamental nature of this phenomenon. According to the theory, the managerial talent emerges at the intersection of unique vision, unusual creative and innovative abilities, highly developed intuition and wisdom-related skills, excellence-based performance, and entrepreneurial giftedness. This chapter presents the case study of the manager who is a talented manager by all standards. This case study supports the theory and the Gallup’s findings.
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Shavinina, L.V., Medvid, M. (2009). Understanding Managerial Talent. In: Shavinina, L.V. (eds) International Handbook on Giftedness. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6162-2_41
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