'Talent Management' in an enterprise is more dependant for its success on the mind-models influencing its top Leadership than on the sophistry of the Talent Management processes it adopts. Once leadership is rightly oriented,adopting best practises is smooth sailing. By contrast, even the most sophisticated talent systems in the Co collapse if the orientation of its leaders is not +vly inclined to talent mgmt. This is the strategic folly of HR leadership. They invest little time to influence & coach leaders to adopt positive talent mgmt mind models compared to the long time they invest in introducing new talent mgmt practices in the Co. Reverse order to see results