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Learn how to effectively manage and maximize your agency's talent through talent marketing, mentoring, and training. Understand the generational differences and develop strategies to attract, retain, and develop top talent.
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$295 Billion 2008 $233 Billion 2000 Advertising Spending Robert Coen
500,000 2000 450,000 2007 Agency Employment Ad Age
Burn-Out Mid-Level
Generational Interests • Boomers - born 1945-1964 • Current age 44 – 63 • 85 Million of them • Generation X - born 1965 – 1980 • Current age 28 – 43 • 50 Million of them • Millennials (Gen Y) – born 1980 – 1990+ • Current age 18 -28 • 76 Million of them
Feeding the Hourglass Model • Talent marketing • Recruiting • Training • Mentoring • Weeding
Training Alone • Booz Allen • Over 6% of total payroll • Ernst & Young • Over a Billion Dollars a year • Ritz Carlton • 198 hours per year for each employee
Narcissistic Spoiled Selfish Disloyal Demanding Negative Distrustful Pain in the ass Millennials
Millennials • Narcissistic • Spoiled • Selfish • Disloyal • Demanding • Negative • Distrustful • Smart asses • Smart • Well educated • Confident • Positive • Team oriented • Community service • Well behaved • Trustworthy
Raw Talent • Race horses • Smart • High energy • High self-esteem • Results oriented • Grow or go mentality
What is a Mentor? • Dictionary definition • Wise advisor • Loyal friend • Trusted Guide • Teacher • Coach
The Elements of Mentoring • Naturalness • Satisfactions • Frustrations • Difficulties
Naturalness • Every species • In the DNA • Intuitive • Eternal
Satisfactions • Link in the social/professional chain • One’s own immortality • Sense of purpose • Sense of worth
Difficulties • Recipient may not want to be mentored • It takes time, effort and commitment • Each of us is a product of what we have learned • It is hard to give what you have never received • Everyone cannot be a good mentor
Four Conditions in a Successful Mentoring Environment • Mentoring is expected of those capable • The mentoring process is celebrated • There are resources available to help build mentoring skills • Mentoring becomes part of the organization’s culture
An Agency’s Staffing Strategy Will Become as Important as its Business Development Strategy
A List of Thoughts • Face the issue • Provide management attention • Develop a staffing strategy • Reevaluate your business model • Protect your best talent • Adjust your staffing model • Embrace employment marketing • Build a prospective talent pool
A List of Thoughts • Expect people to grow or go • Revitalize the mentoring process • Return to school • Expand internship programs • Encourage staff referrals • Invest in training - internal and external • Revisit retirees • Consider outsourcing
“The Assets of This Agency Go Down the Elevator Each Night” Leo Burnett