I may be "fully retired"......................

Most management assumes they can hire and train anyone to do any job.

For the most part, that's how it does indeed work.

Unfortunately, even in the case of stellar talent, it seems like it takes a special manager to recognize it.
I've been fortunate enough to be in that situation on one and two half's occasions.
(3 jobs where 1 manager really recognized my potential, and 2 where I was recognized but not fully appreciated)

However, I've seen many cases of mediocre management thinking they have stellar talent, when really it's a snow job.
Those employees get treated as better than gold while the rest suffer.
Sometimes that's ***-kiss, and sometimes is just poor management.