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Concerned about talent drain? You're not alone. |
Recent research by Ipsos Mori with Board directors of FTSE 100 firms shows that attracting, motivating and retaining the best employees was the no 1 factor for boosting the future success of their business.
What's the real cost to your organisation of losing one of your stars?
"Tomorrow's organisations will succeed through discovering, leading and engaging every ounce of collective capability in people." Derrick Ahlfeldt, Vice President, Human Resource Management, Visa Europe.
Working in HR/L&D, you are at the sharp end and under pressure to deliver fast, cut budgets and maximise efficiency/lean. With a lot of uncertainty in our economy, however, many companies think short term in their decisions.
Prudence is admirable, but short term thinking when there is a worldwide talent shortage jeopardises your company's future success. The cost of losing your company's best talent is huge and has lasting consequences re finance, reputation and time, and could damage the competitive advantage of your company's ability to attract future talent.
To read the full Energise article about 'Brain drain danger', click here
Read on for free tips to help liberate your talent as an HR/L&D professional at work. |
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5 FREE tips to help you excel in HR/L&D |
In challenging times, it is vital to be flexible and responsive, and appear calm, even if you are paddling away fast underneath the surface! Here are 5 free tips to support you. 
- Put yourself in the shoes of key internal stakeholders to see priorities through their eyes - remember benefits WIFT 'what's in it for them?'
- Do you know what values and competencies are right for your organisation tomorrow? What was right for the past is unlikely to be right for the future e.g. recruiting and assessing for emotional resilience is important and embracing uncertainty.
- Protect time for YOU to think and develop your CPD - it is vital to be a good advert to your employees.
- Spending time with line managers and employees creates more perceived value than creating policies and procedures - make this a priority each day.
- Get support to help you think strategically and be proactive not reactive.
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Food for thought for your human
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Energise have a background in marketing and brand communication strategy, so we think strategically to resolve human capital challenges in an integrated way. Here are some thoughts on 5 emerging themes to address as a priority:
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Employees need to see how their role links to the company's vision to feel engaged.
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When playing to their strengths, people feel more motivated -job redesign can be a good solution to keep motivation high with limited budgets for rewards.
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Does your company think 'employee engagement' is doing an annual survey? Help line managers to understand engagement by getting the concept themselves.
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Employees needs are changing - they need to have their values honoured at work or will vote with their feet if unhappy.
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A personalised employee value proposition is the best way to retain top talent. To prevent talent drain, make this a priority.
Rachel is an affliate member of the CIPD and committee member of CIPD Oxford. Not only does she attend regular CIPD forums and events to keep up to date with data, insights and best practice, in 2008 she spent 6 months reading the latest research from CIPD, Boston Group, Hay etc to add more value to her clients - her brain is now very full! Energise also host events on talent management, employee engagement and to support HR in their career development - see links below:
Energise also host a quarterly lunch; Championing HR and L&D for client side HR and L&D in Oxford to support your career development and enable networking/sharing experiences.
How can we help you? We are happy to meet you over a coffee, no charge/obligation, to chat through your needs and challenges. |
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 Kind regards,
Rachel Brushfield, Director
Energise - liberate your talent
The Talent Liberation Company
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