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Talent Management – A brief perspective. 27 th Feb , 2012. Understanding the basics. The basics of every talent management process Ability to explain to a person what he/ she needs to do Ability to make him / her collaborate Ability to show a clear career path
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Talent Management – A brief perspective 27th Feb , 2012
Understanding the basics ... • The basics of every talent management process • Ability to explain to a person what he/ she needs to do • Ability to make him / her collaborate • Ability to show a clear career path • Ability to encourage them to engage better
Challenges during a downturn ... • During the business recession, the entire focus shits to protecting the current assets and market position • The employee morale is low • Lack of focus on training and development as there is a larger drive to relook and rationalize manpower and training & development costs • Investing time in developing the leadership bench becomes difficult the market pressures of lower margins and realizations
Challenges during an upturn... • During the business boom, the imminent reality is that critical role holders have multiple options at the market place • Attrition across various levels • Lack of focus on training and development as customer acquisition and order fulfillment take priority to developmental initiatives • Investing time in developing the leadership bench becomes difficult due to imminent business growth
The Indian Scenario... Source: ‘Winning the race for talent in emerging markets’; Harvard business review 2008
What the pundits say... IBM Global Human Capital Study
The future trends and challenges ... • Leadership and succession planning • Competency management • Ability to delegate • Intense hiring competition – the global resource pool • Retention issues will increase dramatically • Remote working model – quantum change • Analytics and new metrics • Backward looking to forward looking • Moving from the use of social media to mobile platforms • 2011 – year of the social media – 2012 – mobile platforms
Take-aways for entrepreneurs ... • Ask the right questions • Attrition Vs Critical roles • Leadership – You ability to grow rests in your ability to delegate and create a flourishing leadership bench • Constantly engage with your employees • Town hall • Undercover CEO • Do not worry about attrition – it is here to stay