Talent Management

Take the Helm and Steer Your Organization to a Bright Future

The new emphasis on talent management by CEOs underscores a need for top leaders and HR chiefs to join forces and steer their organizations into the future. The CEOs get it now. They find themselves paying increased attention to the human resources function – and the relatively new umbrella, talent management, governing the attraction and selection of employees, the retention and development of leaders, the process for succession planning, and eventually, the transition of workers out the door.

Effective talent management is a company strategy, not an HR strategy. Companies who are the furthest along in mobilizing their talent to achieve business objectives are those with a CEO who makes talent a priority. In short, strategically deployed human capital is the most powerful competitive lever today, and the abilities to attract, hire, align, engage, measure and retain great talent are core skills for leaders throughout the organization.

Tune in and hear Barbara's interview on: "Talent Management Strategies is a People Business" with the Women's Mentor Network. Click here to listen.

Trade Secrets can help your organization:

• Identify the financial impact of poor talent practices
• Recognize the reasons for the ascendancy of talent and its role as a primary competitive advantage today and in the future
• Summarize the latest research, thought leadership and best practices in talent management
• Identify talent management practices and describe how the interact and influence each other
• Discuss the talent management metrics that are being increasingly requested by c-level officers and Boards of Directors
• Describe multiple ideas that will enable each of the talent management functions to be more effective
• Apply relevant talent management practices to improve the talent practices within your organization
• Convince people of the critical role that talent management plays in strengthening the organization

Managing talent effectively means acquiring critical new knowledge for leaders throughout the organization. Key executives, line managers, team leaders, and HR and OD professionals all need to understand the importance of talent and the foundational skills for strategic talent management. The global economy has changed the rules of competition, and organizations now succeed on their abilities to innovate, adapt and execute. These are human attributes that can only be unlocked by leadership, systems and practices that engage and empower great talent.

Consider educating your management teams with courses like
Hiring Winning Talent and/or Retaining Winning Talent .

To find out more about our talent management solutions, call Barb at 972-578-9000 or email her at Barb@TradeSecrets-Training.com.