Managing Talent for Competitive Advantage

Managing Talent for Competitive Advantage

The Programme - Example from 2012

Programme Dates

  • Module 1
    May 2013
  • Module 2
    September 2013
  • dates to be announced soon
Overview
  • 2 weeks prior
    Registration and pre-programme reading
    Personal Objective Setting
  • Module 1 (May), 2.5 days
    Strategic Environment for Talent Sourcing and Retention
    Intensive face-to-face (Weds - Fri)
  • Individual Assignments
    Personal Work on Organisational Challenge
    Virtual interaction between programme director and participants
  • Module 2 (Sept), 2.5 days
    The Role of Leadership, Performance Management and Measurement
    Intensive face-to-face (Weds - Fri)

Module 1 - The Strategic Environment for Talent Sourcing and Retention

Day 1 - Wednesday
  • Welcome and Introduction
  • Global and Future Trends
    - Demographic trends - globally diverse and the implications
    - Managing Tomorrow’s people - expectations and realities
    - Generational issues including Gen Y and beyond
  • Defining Talent
    - Distinguishing between high potential, skilled experts and high performers
    - Examining different organisational perspectives and good practice
  • The Strategic Framework
    - Why focus on talent?
    - What are the business risks?
    - Creating the talent mindset
    - Shared accountability
  • DINNER
  • Evening work: Case Study - Review and discussion
Day 2 - Thursday
  • A Holistic Approach to Talent Management
    - The CEO Perspective
    - The role of Brand
  • The HR Value Chain
    - The link between HR and performance
    - The psychological contract
    - Employee engagement and attitudes
  • Why Should I Stay?
    A PSF research study of what keeps talent and what does not
  • LUNCH
  • Reviewing the Effectiveness of Talent Management
    - Measuring real business impact
    - Increasing effectiveness
  • A Global Case Study
    The challenges of sourcing and retaining talent in a global environment - Practioner input (Roche)
  • DINNER
    Guest Speaker
Day 3 - Friday
  • Creating Value Through Talent Sourcing and Retention
    - Measuring Success (or failure) in Talent Management
    - A review of what measures can be used, how effective they are and how they can be related to individual and business performance.
    - Configuring HR Management to respond to talent needs
  • The myth and reality of talent sourcing and retention in the emerging economies of Asia
  • LUNCH
  • Business Case Studies - The Talent Challenge
    - Share and brainstorm issues on current and future talent challenges
    - Establish mini virtual teams to share experience / support / counsel
    - Shape potential assignments based on identifying one HR practice and its impact on talent and business performance
  • Review, Next Steps and Close
    Mini virtual teams will communicate regularly between modules with ‘tutor rain checks’ and VLE support

Module 2 - The Role of Leadership, Performance Management and Measurement

Day 1 - Wednesday
  • Welcome and Introduction
    Module overview and review of module 1
  • Key Roles in the Talent Management Process
    - Leadership
    - Management
    - HR
    - The talent pool
  • Strategic Workforce Planning
    Planning for talent needs to execute business strategy
  • DINNER
  • Evening work/Learning from the company case studies
    Presentations and discussion on company case studies
    - Identifying key themes
    - Challenges and successes
    - Framework for the future
Day 2 - Thursday
  • The Components of Talent and Performance
    Resourcing:
    - Career opportunities/succession planning
    - Performance Reviews
    - Development/mentoring
  • - Strategic Compensation
    - Talent and Reward
    - Job challenge
    - Job satisfaction
    - Teamworking
    - Involvement
  • LUNCH
  • A Good Practice Case Study
    Learning from the experience of GE
  • DINNER
    Guest Speaker and Case Study
Day 3 - Friday
  • People and Performance in Knowledge Intensive Firms
  • The Lessons for Talent Sourcing and Retention
  • LUNCH
  • Creating the Learning Organisation
    The values, behaviours and systems necessary to link Performance Management to Managing Talent for Competitive Advantage
  • Programme Summary, Review and Close
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