This discipline covers the management of ‘Talent’ – high performing, high potential employees of the organization - which includes strategies, key elements of talent and leadership development and best practices in this domain. Strategies and practices of building talent capital to meet long term needs of the organization come within the ambit of this discipline. It delineates the process of talent profiling, talent assessment techniques, planned development interventions including mentoring and coaching, enhanced motivation and retention of talent. It further delves into matters that focus on succession planning and promotions within the organization. Matters such as general training needs analysis, learning design, learning evaluation and knowledge management, which are extended to all employees, are encompassed in the Learning and Development discipline.