My talent, my character, my special taste that was different from the average applicant.
For me, I feel that my talent, whatever God has given me, my abilities that God has given me, is for me to utilize for that purpose.
My parents noticed my talent from a very young age and always encouraged me to follow my passion, never pressing me to follow the exact same path as everyone else.
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It's almost 35 years since I graduated (LLB, distinction in criminal law, conspicuous lack of distinction in every other subject) but it seems I have never lost my talent for appearing in embarrassing photographs.
Because of my unique talent (or cheapness), I was offered the gig as the new presenter.
Sharing my musical talent with others has been an amazing experience for me.
Elbow-deep trying to unplug a toilet, my meager talent usually fails.
Lo and behold, an agent could be turning down my street at any moment, perhaps to go fishing on our Yellow River, and would discover my untapped talent.
She recognized my potential talent and continues to encourage me.
"I gave up my work to dedicate my life to my son and his talent, " my father continued.
"She has a lot more talent than my dad and myself, that's for sure, " he says.
My new book, Talent Magnetism (Nicholas Brealey, 2013) will be published in 2013.
My previous article on talent management emphasized the need for trained personnel at the upper end of the salary range.
Whenever I saw a musician, I couldn't dispel the regret and emptiness I felt about my brother's talent that had been buried under heaps of stone.
My brother's musical talent was beyond comparison and no one else could do it better.
It was truly surprising that musical talent sprouted from my poor household.
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My enjoyment is working with this talent, seeing them reach their potential and then making that choice (whether to turn professional).
When I first started out, I was looking for talent to help take my vision from just an idea to an actual product.
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In that show, Ross introduced Jackson as "the talent, " and "my baby Michael Jackson" before the two sang "Ease on Down the Road, " and other songs.
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In my book, "Winning the War for Talent in Emerging Markets: Why Women are the Solution, " written with Ripa Rashid, we say some 76% of Chinese women, 80% of Brazilian women, and a whopping 86% of Indian women aspire to the top job, compared to only 52% of their U.S. counterparts.
But besides recognition of Moore's vast talent, the other feeling that kept crossing my mind while watching was intense skepticism.
My definition of irony: when leaders complain about their talent.
From my perspective there is a monumental difference between real tier-one talent and a primadonna who thinks of themselves as indispensable.
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Meanwhile executives at nearly a hundred multinationals recently told my firm that their biggest challenge for growth is recruiting and retaining talent.
Then starring in Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's "My Fair Lady, " Ms. Andrews was the most thrilling new talent on Broadway.
Losing talent and watching cash decline in relative terms, it's my guess that Gates and Ballmer decided enough was enough--it's time to go to war against these troublesome dot-coms.
I'm well beyond my teenybop years and can therefore differentiate between a cute face, and musical talent, but I'm also big enough to know they sometimes coincide as they do in Gareth.
My father often said that the most important entrepreneurial seed a company grows is the talent that represents it.
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