Orientation: Municipalities are facing significant challenges in attracting talented personnel because of poor talent management practices.Research purpose: The main objective of this research was to determine how effective the leadership mindset is regarding talent management in Windhoek City Council in Namibia.Motivation for the study: Limited research currently exists on the outlook that leaders have in municipalities regarding talent management practices.Research approach, design and method: A qualitative approach was adopted for this study; semi-structured interviews were conducted to gain data. The participants were six top staff members from Human resource division in the City of Windhoek Council in Namibia. In addition, data were analysed through content-thematic analysis.Main findings: The findings of this study showed that effective talent management practices are crucial for an organisation to attract and retain skilled and experienced workers to reach a sustainable competitive advantage. The study revealed specific elements that constitute sound leadership mindset regarding talent management. These were talent management practices, leadership mind-set, recruitment strategy/talent acquisition and talent retention strategy.Practical/managerial implications: If individuals’ talents are not harnessed because of poor leadership and a lack of sound mindset and commitment to talent, this will negatively affect talent management in organisations. Thus, the findings of the study challenge the government to formalise the draft talent management policy at municipalities to help municipalities remain competitive through attracting, developing, retaining and rewarding talented employees.Contribution/value-addition: The study provides important insights that could assist the City of Windhoek Council and the government at large to attract talented personnel and become an employer of choice.

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关于人才管理实践的领导心态：温得和克市议会的案例研究

定位：由于人才管理实践不佳，市政当局在吸引人才方面面临重大挑战。研究目的：本研究的主要目的是确定纳米比亚温得和克市议会的领导心态在人才管理方面的有效性。研究动机：目前关于城市领导者对人才管理实践的看法的研究有限。研究方法、设计和方法：本研究采用了定性方法；进行半结构化访谈以获得数据。参与者是纳米比亚温得和克市议会人力资源部门的六名高级职员。此外，通过内容主题分析对数据进行了分析。主要发现：这项研究的结果表明，有效的人才管理实践对于组织吸引和留住熟练和有经验的工人以实现可持续的竞争优势至关重要。该研究揭示了构成关于人才管理的良好领导心态的具体要素。这些是人才管理实践、领导思维定势、招聘策略/人才获取和人才保留策略。实际/管理影响：如果个人的才能由于领导不力、缺乏良好的心态和对人才的承诺而没有得到利用，这将对组织的人才管理产生负面影响。因此，研究结果对政府提出了挑战，要求政府正式制定市政当局的人才管理政策草案，以帮助市政当局通过吸引、