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What inhibits good talent line management? |
The downturn has dramatically changed supply and demand in the 'talent' market, but managing talent well can never go to the bottom of the 'to do list' for line managers.
Talent are hungry to take on new challenges, but often the company, HR and their line manager can get in the way, for example, giving people more challenging work is a strong engagement driver for 80% of people. (Source = Maynard Leigh How 20 of the UK's best employers are rising to meet the challenges of turbulent times 2009.)
Losing talent is an expense companies can ill afford, so what gets in the way of managing and engaging talent well and how can it be addressed? Common problems are:
· Line managers being jealous of talent's success and stopping their progress within the business
· Lack of time to have crucial one-to-one conversations which monitor how engaged talent are
· Line managers keeping the interesting projects for themselves, ones that talent would relish and stop them from looking elsewhere
· Company culture obsessed with profit instead of putting people first
There are many more factors at work. Energise is the author of A line manager's guide to managing talent - for more information, please e mail rachel@liberateyourtalent.com and put 'Guide' as the subject.
Energise offers a range of services to help you successfully overcome human capital challenges. These include HR mentoring, career strategy, executive coaching and talent engagement research and consulting. |
Five tips to support line managers with talent |
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1. Run a focus group with line managers to explore how the company gets in the way; what the issues are and generate ideas to tackle them
2. Introduce a mentoring scheme to support line managers and help them network for their own benefit
3. Set up an action learning set for line managers to share challenges and get support
4. Host a "Best Skills and Motivation Market" to unearth unused and underused skills and motivations
5. Support line managers through these tough times; help them develop a coaching style of management, give them time efficient ways of lightening the load e.g. forms, templates and resources via the intranet
Energise talent guides for intranets Energise talent guides for intranets support talent and are time/cost effective, making your stretched budgets go further. Topics include Emotional resilience, Overcoming self doubt, Giving feedback well, Dealing with awkward situations. E mail us at rachel@liberateyourtalent.com to find out more and put 'Intranet' as the subject.
Did you know Energise do HR/L&D mentoring? It means you get time to think, support to create a strategy and benefit from our up to date knowledge of best practice and data. E mail us at rachel@liberateyourtalent.com to find out more and put 'Mentoring' as the subject.
Energise have helped hundreds of clients deal more effectively with the challenges they face at work and at home and achieve greater success and fulfilment in their careers and lives. To find out more, click on this link: Executive coaching |
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Energise offers a range of coaching, mentoring and other services supporting individuals and organisations by giving them the tools, confidence and knowledge to succeed. Our inspiring approach and unique combination of skills, experience and insights unlocks potential and brings about positive change.
Services include: bespoke employee engagement programmes, performance workshops, career strategy and management, executive outplacement and executive coaching. To find out more about Energise and the full range of services we offer, click here: Energise services
We offer a complimentary hour to explore your needs and challenges and identify how Energise can best support you. E mail us to arrange your meeting:
Rachel Brushfield, Director
Energise - liberate your talent
The Talent Liberation Company
T + 44 (0) 845 22 55 010
M +44 (0) 7973 911137
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