Why is it that the best talent does not always produce great results?

The best talent most of the times doesn't pay off in India is bcoz...

1. Real talents are not given the chance...

2. The best talent in your dictionary differs from that of demanded individual in real life cases & situations...

Myself a best example i have got abilities to perform any sort of mgmt. related jobs...have been trained as a b2b consultant...change mgmt. expert...have done real life business cases with NEFIT BUDERUS a subsidiary of BOSCH & with Thieme Multimedia & Graffi Media company...one of the biggest companies in Holland and THIEME holds the Logo of Queens Crown ONLY SELECTED FEW GET THAT...I hold MBA-International Mgmt Degree from Netherlands and was awarded Best Student International Mgmt. & when i came back to work for my Country I was not given any chance to work...

Even i had to search 4 job restlessly but nobody gave me job...So, later i opened my own showroom...You can also find me on google just search for manishgaurav...1st 2 profiles are mine...

Now plz tell where the mistake lies it lies with in the company & in the people working for the company...they don't want anyone better than themselves entering the company & taking their positions...

I think the first step is to "full proof" the defination of best talent and second is the process of identification. Often performance and potential is treated in isolation as determinants, wheras as a strong combination, packed with ideal tools can really help in identifying the "best" and the "right talent" .

If your identified "best" talent is not producing the desired results then you need to get back to your drawing board, identify areas/gaps, frame action plans and devise proper BMS around it for periodic reviews.

Its critical to provide the right balance between work pressure, expectations, recognitions, continous learning and control to keep your talent in check. Sometimes a Talent audit helps in identifying gaps in your hipo pool.No Best talent list is permanent and will always have additions/deletions in the list.

Great results are reached when you focus on something with all your heart and mind in it. When a person with best talents and the urge to succeed sets his focus and it is then he wins. Moreover he may have the best talents but his area of interest may lie somewhere else or he is not putting required efforts to reach out to new heights.

It all  boils down to the attitiude & perspective of the person. If he aims well and works hard for it even an average person can gain results. Talent is a god gift to you, it depends on the person whether he is putting the talent/gift to right use or not. For it to give results, man needs to polish it in the light of experience else the talent is of no use.

In my opinion if a talented person is not performing, then either:

He may be the right person but in the wrong place or

He may not be getting the right kind of support from his juniors and/or seniors

He may be at a loss of motivation which he may be needing from time to time

He may be stressed out as a lot is expected from him than he can do

He may be expecting a small pat on his back whenever he comes out with a positive performance.

Great talent can accept failure in work which is most obvious and true,, which other mediocre talent can manipulate

I shall speak from my own experience ...

Non-availability or lack of following ::::)

a) Conducive work culture and environment which is supportive to bring out the best by considering individual aptitudes
b) Creativity culture and other intangible - climate, atmosphere - conditions for full blooming of individuals potentials.
c) Motivational-compassionate based training & evaluation - judgment culture, which is meant for individual growth & development rather than limiting the individual

The intervention needed is changing policy decision and bringing the changes from the top by training and development culture. Also, seeing the bigger / larger picture to integrate - harmonize with market needs / forces and global & scenario / outlook.
And these are, according to me the three most critical HR - related challenges for any progressive Organization in future ...

In my experience, when I was unable to change the top management and work culture-environment, I had to change my organization and muster few like minded individuals to gather the momentum necessary to bring about the desired changes in my expression or achievementsChange has to first happen in individuals in the environment, than only, it will manifest in work culture-environment etc;
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Makrand Bhave's answer comes closest and most others answers are relevent in some way !

1. Any Talent is self produced or inhibited from surrounding. Talent generally is of its own in the blood and some time gets glittering effect, if it is pre-observed by like minded and they allow the candidate to move thru diiferent phases to reach to one of the best level possible by him/her.

2. Since Talent is self growing in self and does not keep a goal to achieve. Talent grow with new idea developments and practicals, its instinctive.

3. Best results could be achieved by refurbishing the ideas of Talents.

Devi is right here...there is too much of expectation from them, even if he is having a great talent..but is not able to produce results..and then the talent needs to be properly nurtured to give results...at one go nobody can't perform that well..........

I have a very simple answer to why the best talent does not always produce great results. The answer is because too much is expected of them so they find themselves under great pressure to perform well. Sometimes there are also other factors that hinders them from performing well, for eg. no cooperation,no motivation or high competition.

For example a cricket team may have all the best talent and what happens they go out there to win because their supporters expect them to win. So they will try their best to do well and because of pressure they tend to make mistakes and may eventually lose the game. 

Talent alone cannot be a guarantee of results. Talent needs to be utilized properly to achieve results. Sometimes the utilization is not made by the individual possessing the talent, while at other times the environmental factors hinder the manifestation of the talent. On the part of the individual it is important to channelize the talent towards a specific objective, while the environment needs to facilitate the process of application. Talent coupled with synergistic and focussed effort will deliver the results.