Background:The 21 st century marks a novelperiod in the employment landscape where the importance of the explicit value of talent as a competitive weapon rises. HR executives are frequently held liable for the successful execution of talent management programs, while it is the line managers who reallyapply this method on a day to day basis. Aim: this study aimed to measure the effect of application of talent management training program on nurse managers' leadership effectivenessDesign: aquasi-experimental research design was used.