Talent Development and Learning Challenges in CEE: The Case of Poland

This chapter discusses the talent management (TM) challenges in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in the context of talent development and learning. It focuses on Poland, which in the past few years has become the fastest growing economy in the European Union (EU) and the largest economy in Central Europe. The chapter explains the managerial challenges of communism and transformation, which should give a more comprehensive overview for understanding the challenges that Western MNCs might face in former socialist countries. The need for both organizations and individuals to be focused on investment in learning became an important imperative of effective talent development programs. Talent development requires a three-way partnership focused on learning arrangements linked to business needs and strategies. This partnership includes organization, talents and managers.