Introduction -- A map of the territory between HRM and talent management / Eddie Blass, Sarah N. Brockhoff and Fabio G. Oliveira -- Defining talent -- Case study of accenture human performance practice UK / Marcus Powell -- Case study of Mills & Reeve / Marion Devine -- Case study of Grant Thornton / Elizabeth Braiden -- Case study of anonymous Company "Banco" / Angelita Orbea -- Developing talent -- Case study of MotorCo / Angelita Orbea -- Case study of UnitedHealth Europe / Marion Devine -- Case study of B & Q Retailers / Elizabeth Braiden -- Case study of M&G / Alex Poppleton -- Systems and structures to support talent management -- Case study of Lloyds TSB / Ann Knights -- Case study of the Malmaison Hotel Group / Marion Devine -- Case study of Network Rail / Marion Devine -- Case study of Ipsen Pharmaceuticals / Elizabeth Braiden -- The public sector "a special case" / Marion Devine and Eddie Blass -- Case study of the Metropolitan Police / Marion Devine -- Case study of the national Probation Service / Elizabeth Braiden -- Case study of the public sector competitive model -- Applying the learning to SME's -- Conclusions and unresolved issues.