"As the war for talent continues today, we cannot afford to not embrace our internal talent," writes Tracey Arnish, Global Vice President of Talent Experience at SAP, in her article on Forbes.com. She adds that if you do not find the time to find and develop the today's talents, we risk that we will not be able to retain the talent we will need in the future.
Whether your talent leaves for somewhere else, or remains but does not develop, the result will be the same - lower productivity and engagement, and a lack of preparation for the future. Arnish, therefore, recommends the following procedure to maximize the talent that is hiding in your business.
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Invest in a talent management process which will reveal the potential of all your employees. Start with the growth opportunities in their current roles or parts of the company. Your fundamental goal should be to map the talent potential and discover where you have gaps.
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Direct managers to uncover what their people have talents for and to talk about it with them. Subordinates should know that managers believe in their particular talents and that they are thinking about their future and want to develop it through individual development plans.
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Help employees to understand their talent. It means to reveal their personal passions and values, strengths and opportunities and align them with your business needs. Employees need to see that they can use what they are good at for a common cause.
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Lead managers to schedule the time during wich they will specifically work on the plans for the development of their people's talents. Without such a schedule, employee development is often neglected.
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Find where you lack the necessary talent. When you manage to map your internal talent base, you will be able to target your internal training as well as external recruitment better.
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