Demystifying Talent Management

Quality Employees

All organizations rely on their employees’ talents, capabilities and expertise. Smart organizations develop employees to realize their full potential. The more expert and talented employees are, the more productive they will be, and the better off their company will be. The talent management office should target professional development and performance management. It recruits employees, establishes compensation, manages work, and develops talents and skills. Human resources staffers must also replace people who leave and fill the positions of those moving up.

Many organizations fail at talent management due to “a lack of skill or lack of will.” A deficiency of will is evident when HR professionals and managers fail to help employees improve and develop. Some managers don’t develop their employees because they lack confidence in their own professional development skills. Fortunately, HR managers can obtain effective training about how to conduct development activities.

Strong HR

In most organizations, employees do not get what they need from their HR offices. The reason is simple: Most HR departments underperform. Contrast that usually...