Britain needs to focus on talent management
Posted on Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 at 9:13 amWith reportedly one quarter of workers thinking about moving job and a summer of strikes on the cards, the big issue facing employers this year will be how to keep staff motivated and happy (Evening Standard 25/5/10).
It is a subject that HR professionals will be facing over the next 6 months. HR professionals skilled in efficient drives, cost cutting and redundancies are no longer those most in demand. Instead it is those with experience of employee engagement and talent management who are increasingly sought after.
A recent CIPD study indicates that job satisfaction has fallen and therefore businesses need to focus on employee engagement and retention to ensure commercial productivity. Claire McCartney, advisor to the CIPD is quoted as saying “we have looked at the skills needed from the next generation of HR professionals - this is not just best practice, but also next practice - and found that HR will increasingly be insight drive”. There will be an increasing focus on collecting intelligent data about employees and using this in engagement and retention.
As such, our next HR Breakfast Forum (Thursday 1st July 2010) will feature Leslie Spiers from Boardroom Dynamics providing insight to leadership engagement, motivation and talent management. Boardroom Dynamics is a management development and consulting company that also specialises in director assessment and executive coaching. Leslie’s career has spanned the public and the private sectors and has involved him working in organisations ranging from small companies to multi-national conglomerates.
If you would like to join us for Breakfast - please contact Jennifer Gaster on 01962 869838 to book your place.
