For more Notes, Presentations, Project Reports visithrmba.blogspot.com mbafin.blogspot.com a2zmba.blogspot.com Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 2 Key Business Processes ......................................................................................................... 3 The process of talent management ....................................................................................... 3 Talent Management v/s Traditional HR Approach............................................................... 4 The focus of talent management ............................................................................................ 5 Knowledge Management ....................................................................................................... 10 LITERATURE REVIEW: ............................................................................................................ 11 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................................... 13 OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................................. 13 NEED OF THE STUDY.............................................................................................................. 13 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................ 14 PRIMARY DATA ..................................................................................................................... 14 SECONDARY DATA .............................................................................................................. 15 STATISTICAL TOOLS: .......................................................................................................... 15 SAMPLING TECHNIQUES: .................................................................................................. 15 ANALYSIS: .................................................................................................................................. 16 HR PROFESSIONAL ............................................................................................................. 16 EMPLOYEE ............................................................................................................................. 23 FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................... 28 HR MANAGERS ..................................................................................................................... 28 EMPLOYEES .......................................................................................................................... 29 RECOMMENDATIONS.............................................................................................................. 30 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................ 31 LIMITATIONS .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. ANNEXURE ................................................................................................................................. 32 BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................................... 33 INTRODUCTION This new age economy, with its attendant paradigm shifts in relation to the human capital, in terms of its acquisition, utilisation, development and retention, has placed a heavy demand on today’s HR professionals. Today HR is expected to identify potential talent and also comprehend, conceptualise and implement relevant strategies to contribute effectively to achieve organisational objectives. Hence a serious concern of every HR manager in order to survive this ‘War for Talent’, is to fight against a limited and diminishing pool of qualified available candidates to replace valuable employees when they leave, dramatically underscoring the difficulty to attract, motivate and retain the best employees in an organisation. To analyse the reasons, we first need to understand what “TALENT” means. People have different views and definitions. According to Leigh Branham, vice president, consulting service at Right Management Consultants and author of the book, “Keeping People Who Keep You in Business”, a talent is not rare and precious. Everyone has talent – too many to possibly name all. Talent is behavior; things we do more easily than the next person. We speak of “natural born talent” but those with a gift, knack, ability or flair for something can refine and develop that talent through experience. Talent, however, cannot be taught. As someone once said, “you can teach a turkey to climb a tree, but it is easier to hire a squirrel”. Vice President, HR of Seagram, Mr. Gopi Nambiar, says talent can be best described as a combination of abilities and attitudes. The real trick is to match the right motivated talents to the right role, individually and collectively, harnessing and harmonizing this crucial attribute to achieve the objectives of your company. Today, companies have become fiercely competitive when it comes to attracting and retaining talent. According to Branham, 75 per cent of the senior executives admit that employee retention is a major concern today, the obvious reason being the ‘increasing rate of turnover’. This dynamically changing and volatile demand-supply equation with such erratic attrition trends and cut throat competition has led organisations to focus on mechanisms pertaining to attracting and retaining talent. It is an accepted truth that turnover will happen and companies need to device a strategy to curb unprecedented turnover from affecting organisational success. As the Director, HR (Asia) of Bausch & Lomb, Mr. P.G. George declares, achieving zero percent turnover is neither realistic nor desirable. People tend to seek change for a variety of reasons— more money, better benefits, the appearance of a greener pasture- and this has been a practice from the very beginning. Then, what is it that has really changed? Despite intense competition being the key to market development and success, organisations have failed to identify some of the major reasons which highlight why ‘good performers’ leave. In his study, Branham clearly states that one major reason why people leave their organisation is because of the organisation’s failure to bring about a correlation between pay and performance. Human Resource experts in the industry believe matching the right blend of talent with the right job profile can lead to superior performance. The present scenario with abundant opportunities has triggered a wave of employees, perpetually “on the move”, forever seeking better opportunities whenever, wherever and however they can. What is behind the restlessness of these hard to keep employees? By focusing on productivity, organisations are realising that it is imperative to hire employees who can do the job and be successful at it. The organisation no longer wants to just hire to hire, in fact they are striving to find the right people, bring them into the organisation and retain their services. One of the critical functions of HR is a sound Human Resource Planning through which they are able to project the demand for human resource and thereafter formulate strategies for acquiring them. As the leading HR heads of the country point out, the solution is not just about finding the correct retention mechanisms , but it starts from the very beginning by devising ways to acquire the right people for the right jobs. Key Business Processes The following matrix appropriately defines key business processes for an organization: Talent management is a key business process and like any business process takes inputs and generates output. The process of talent management I m p a c t o n s h a r e h o l d e r s High Low Impact on customers High Low Key Business Processes Service Processes Support Processes Leveraging Processes Vision Mission Strategy INPUT Talent Management v/s Traditional HR Approach Traditional HR systems approach people development from the perspective of developing competencies in the organization. This can actually be a risk-prone approach, especially for companies operating in fast evolving industries, since competencies become redundant with time and new competencies need to be developed. Thus, over time, the entire approach to development of people might be rendered obsolete calling for rethinking the entire development initiative. Talent management on the other hand focuses on enhancing the potential of people by developing capacities. Capacities are the basic DNA of an organization and also of individual potential. In fact, the following appropriately describes the role of talent management: D N A Point of Departure Navigation Point of Arrival Translating organizational vision into goals and mapping the required level of capacities and competencies to achieve goals Aligning individual values and vision with organizational values and vision Clear understanding of the varied roles within the organization and appreciation of the value-addition from self and others leading to building a culture of trust, sharing and team orientation Assessment of talent to profile the level of capacities and set of competencies possessed within the organization Enhancing capacities to learn, think relate and act through development initiatives Individual growth to meet and accept varied, incremental and transformational roles in an overall scenario of acknowledged need for change Gap analysis and identification of development path Helping individuals realize their full potential through learning and development Developed individuals enabling breakthrough performance The focus of talent management At the heart of talent management is developing the following intrinsic human capacities: 1. Capacity to learn (measured as learning quotient LQ) Enhancing an individual’s capacity to learn improves the person’s awareness. It adds to the person’s quest to know more and delve into newer areas. This capacity is developed by holistic education that teaches how to learn, an enabling environment and good mentoring. Capacity to learn comprises of the following: Introspection is the individual’s willingness to look back and learn ability to learn from mistakes and identifying areas of improvement. Reflection and contemplation is the individual’s ability to observe his own thoughts, actions and emotions/feelings and using the awareness to improve further and perform better. Getting into the flow is the individual’s ability to get into a new experience and flow with the experience. It is the person’s child-like ability to derive joy out of learning. 2. Capacity to think (measured as conceptual quotient CQ) An individual’s quest to know more leads his mind to create images. Enhancing an individual’s capacity to think helps the person not only take learning to a higher level of intellect but also improves creativity. Capacity to think comprises of the following: Analysis is about asking the right questions and breaking complex things into simpler elements. Creativity is about generating new thoughts and breaking the existing patterns of thought. Judgment requires both. This is what helps an individual take quality decisions. 3. Capacity to relate (measured as relationship quotient RQ) It is important for an individual to be able to relate to his learning and thoughts. This leads the person to be able to relate to other individuals and the environment around him. The outcome is indeed a sense of belongingness and an environment of trust at the organizational level and team spirit at the individual level. Capacity to relate comprises of the following: To Learn Introspection Reflection & contemplation Flow To Think Analysis Creativity Judgment To Relate Empathizing Listening Trust Listening is the individual’s ability to listen with warmth and respect. Active listening is free of biases, evaluation and pre-conceived notions. Empathizing is the ability to put self in someone else’s shoes and getting out of one’s own shoes. Trust requires a combination of both empathizing and listening. It is about authenticity, openness and genuineness. 4. Capacity to act (measured as action quotient AQ) Action is how the above three capacities of an individual are manifested. It is the individual’s ability to enact his intentions. Following are components of capacity to act: Organizing refers to the individual’s ability to organize his time and resources so as to enable him to convert intentions into reality. Implementing means delegating, attention to detail, and focus on the right process. Perform under pressure means the ability to work under pressure and time constraints and handle multiple tasks without negative stress. The individual’s values help in discriminating amongst alternatives and act as the bedrock for decisions. They act as multipliers in enhancing the individual’s capacities, a sigma of which reflects the individual’s true talent. Thus: (LQ + CQ + RQ + AQ) X Values = Talent Organizations provide individuals the opportunity and space for physically manifesting their talent into performance for achieving individual and organizational vision. Talent manifests into performance as follows: Talent + Vision/Mission/Strategy + Skills & Competencies To Act Organizing Implementing Work under pressure + Role & structure + Opportunity + Encouragement & Recognition + Training & Development + Coaching + Action Plan & Goals + Resources Performance Management System Performance Thus the domain of talent management focuses not only on development of individual’s intrinsic capacities, but also on culture building and change management to provide the other elements listed above for manifestation of talent into performance. The service and consulting areas of talent management that thus emerge are: Talent appreciation Potential enhancement Acquisition of talent Knowledge management Grow Talent offers services in all the above areas. Grow Talent’s offerings are based on the models discussed above and follow a unique methodology. Talent appreciation (TAP TM ) TAP TM services from Grow Talent are focused on assessing the way individuals learn, think, relate to others, and act. Tap is used to evaluate the capacities, competencies and values of individuals for assessment of potential for career development and succession planning. This is intricately linked to helping organizations map their capacity and competency requirements and then assessing talent to draw up individual development plans. The talent profiling thus done for organizations helps them identify critical competencies to be developed and capacities to be enhanced in order to meet future business requirements and achieve plans. Potential enhancement (PEP TM ) The focus of PEP TM is to create learning experiences and solutions for individuals that will help convert their talent into competence. It also involves designing learning events and processes that enhance the potential of individuals. Two intrinsic components of Grow Talent PEP TM are: Capacity building modules - which focus on enhancing the four capacities of individuals Competence building modules – which focus on specific areas like consulting skills, problem solving, service quality, strategic selling, process designing, interviewing skills, etc. Acquisition of talent (ACT TM ) Grow Talent’s approach to helping organizations acquire talent is based on the following: Helping organizations define roles for specific leadership positions based on 'preferred futures' and strategy Identifying the competencies required for each of these jobs Determining the levels of fundamental capacities of learning, thinking, relating and acting needed to acquire these competencies Defining the values which are needed to display the desired behaviors Identifying individuals who would fit into these positions Enable organizations and individuals to establish mutually acceptable contracts for employment and lay the foundation of win-win relationships Knowledge Management As said earlier, the domain of talent management includes culture-building and change management. Knowledge management services from Grow Talent are aimed at leveraging knowledge for performance by creating an environment for sharing by building trust. The focus of knowledge management is to connect people and technology to capture and harness the tacit knowledge of the organization. By making trust the bandwidth of communication, knowledge management enhances sharing and thereby creates an appropriate environment for talent to translate into performance. With its comprehensive spectrum of services for talent management and unique methodology, Grow Talent is strongly positioned to help organizations gain a competitive and sustained talent advantage. LITERATURE REVIEW: A detailed survey of the concerned literature has been carried out based on various journals, reviews concerned magazines and internet and presented below: Any Organization needs to have a vision and a well defined strategy on hiring for the future. We should have the right talent to attract and retain the best available talent for which a number of measures for talent management are required. [KARTHIKEYAN,2007]. Emphasis has been paid on initiatives that can be put in place to help organization to retain and nurture the talent [PANDIT, 2007]. The fundamental aspects about the definitions of human recourses have been discussed and planning of new models has been discussed. The need to disband the conventional school of thoughts about organizational behavior has been advocated and a new approach has been suggested for HR [ANANDARAM, 2007.] The Strategic Development of Talent by William J. Rothwell "Rothwell ignites the imagination, expands the possibilities, and offers practical strategies any organisation can use to effectively develop, retain and utilise talent for the benefit of an organisation and enter the fluid, flexible future. Managers at all levels will cheer the sanity Rothwell suggests." The Talent Management Handbook: Creating Organizational Excellence by Identifying, Developing, and Promoting Your Best People by Lance A. Berger "This is an outstanding reference work that succinctly explains a simple and practical approach to the identification, assessment and management of talent in the current, dynamic operating business environment. The book plainly gives advice on how to avoid high staff turnover, poor morale, and poor performance." NEWSLETTER Sriiddar S Preetham (July 2007), Managing talent, HRD Newsletter, vol23 issue -4 Focusing on the challenge of attracting and retaining talent faced by Indian HR mangers, the article outlines initiative that can be put in place to help organization retain nurture and retain the talent………… JOURNALS KARTHIKEYAN J (May 2007), Talent management strategies, NHRD journal, Hyderabad, p23-26 Organization need to have a vision and a well defined strategy on hiring for the future. Do we have the right talent within to attract and retain the best available talent? A number of measures for talent management are Suggested……….. PANDIT Y V L (May 2007), Talent retention strategies in a competitive environment, NHRD journal, Hyderabad, p27-29 Focusing on the challenge of attracting and retaining talent faced by Indian HR mangers, the article outlines initiative that can be put in place to help organization retain nurture and retain the talent………… PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION IT TAKES Talent to spot Talent! A tone deaf will never be able to appreciate the music of maestros. Only a seasoned jeweler would know that all that glitters is not real! And, only those who can recognize the worth of a diamond can value it, for others it's just a stone! Talent is doing easily what others find difficult. In an organization, there is nothing more crucial than fitting the right employee in the right position. Or else you would be trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. When people do jobs that just don't suit their liking, inclination or temperament, the results, or rather the lack of them will be disastrously obvious. Low productivity, dissatisfaction, low morale, absenteeism and other negative behavior will become typical till the employee is shown the door. Or perhaps, there is another option - Talent Management “A conscious, deliberate approach undertaken to attract, develop and retain people with the aptitude and abilities to meet current and future organizational need” Organization need to have a vision and a well defined strategy on hiring for the future. India has become the outsourcing capital of the world and this has created its own set of HR challenges. India’s biggest problem is that qualified graduates are becoming scarce. Despite the large population, the supply of engineers cannot keep up with the sharply increased demand. So, do we have the right talent within to attract and retain the best available talent? OBJECTIVES To identify various upcoming challenges of talent management To establish upcoming trends in talent management. To identify the ways to retain the best talent. NEED OF THE STUDY The supply side discussed puts pressure on companies to attract the best talent and ensure that employees join the company and choose to stay in the organization rather than look for opportunities elsewhere. Present study is supposed to find out the existing Indian talent scenario so as to analyze its emerging challenges and trends. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY PRIMARY DATA For the purpose of collection of primary data two web administered questionnaire were prepared. One questionnaire was made for HR professionals or the people involve with the talent management in the organization and other one was for the employees of the organizations. QUESTIONNAIRE: HR Professional LINK: http://www.eSurveysPro.com/Survey.aspx?id=49e4bb13-faf3-424c-bdb8-b0c9d885ef60 The researcher focused on a comprehensive set of workplace practices that influence employee motivation, commitment and willingness and desire to achieve at work. The researcher identified these practices and a deep understanding of typical organizational programs to ensure that the questionnaire covered the broadest spectrum of tangible and intangible aspects of the work environment. As a result, the questionnaire included items about the full range of rewards practices, leadership and management effectiveness, communication, culture and attributes related to these tangible and intangible aspects. Respondents came from a range of industries, including telecommunications and technology, financial services, education, health care, energy, retail, transportation, consumer products and manufacturing. Sample Size: 25 QUESTIONNAIRE: EMPLOYEES LINK: http://www.eSurveysPro.com/Survey.aspx?id=3859dd23-64e9-471f-b0b8-4acdd4d66b22 The prime focus of this questionnaire was to compare with the responses obtained by above questionnaire. The talent management initiative is taken by the HR professionals but the implication of this initiative is on the employees. By this questionnaire, the researcher tried to find out the effectiveness of such talent management initiative as well as the satisfaction level of the employees. Sample Size: 30 These questionnaire links were mailed to the respective respondent and data was collected through the website. The researcher created an account with the hosting website www.surveyspro.com for uploading as well as assessing the response database. SECONDARY DATA Journals and Research Paper Newsletters HR websites STATISTICAL TOOLS: Pie charts Bar graphs Averages Correlation SAMPLING TECHNIQUES: Judgmental Sampling ANALYSIS: HR PROFESSIONAL 82% 18% Does your organization have any specific talent management initiatives in place? Response Total Yes No 86% 14% Are talent management initiatives a top priority for your organization? YES NO 42% 29% 29% How does your organization identify talent? By competences By results By potential What are the areas your organization needs to improve in terms of talent management initiatives? Aligning employees with the mission and vision of your organization 40.91% Assessing candidates skills earlier in the hiring process 50.00% Creating a culture that makes employees want to stay with the organization 40.91% Creating a culture that makes individuals want to join the organization 40.91% Creating a culture that values employees work 40.91% Creating an environment where employees are excited to come to work each day 50.00% Creating an environment where employees ideas are listened to and valued 50.00% Creating policies that encourage career growth and development opportunities 63.64% Identifying gaps in current employees and candidate competency levels 59.09% What are the areas your organization needs to improve in terms of talent management initiatives? 40.91% In your organization who is primarily responsible for …… (tick one per statement) No one Department head(excludes employee supervisor) Hr staff Internal coach(excludes employee supervisor) Mentor (excludes employee supervisor) Outside consultant others Recruiting individuals 0% (0) 63% (14) 63% (14) 4% (1) 4% (1) 4% (1) 4% (1) Further developing employees 4% (1) 54% (12) 31% (7) 13% (3) 18% (4) 4% (1) 13% (3) Retaining employees 4% (1) 63% (14) 50% (11) 9% (2) 4% (1) 9% (2) 9% (2) 68% 32% Does your organization have a staff member whose position is exclusively responsible for overseeing talent management initiatives? Yes, at the management/ executive level No Which broadly defined job description are the most critical in terms of attracting and retaining employees? 1 (very critical) 2 3 4 5 (not critical) 0%(0) 0%(0) 0%(0) 0%(0) 0%(0) sales 55% (10) 33% (6) 5% (1) 5% (1) 0% (0) marketing 27% (5) 44% (8) 22% (4) 5% (1) 0% (0) Business development 50% (10) 35% (7) 20% (4) 0% (0) 0% (0) finance 15% (3) 25% (5) 45% (9) 15% (3) 0% (0) Field operations 5% (1) 21% (4) 36% (7) 26% (5) 10% (2) Research and development 23% (5) 38% (8) 28% (6) 4% (1) 4% (1) innovation 25% (5) 40% (8) 25% (5) 10% (2) 0% (0) Business unit leadership 25% (5) 35% (7) 30% (6) 10% (2) 0% (0) Senior management 38% (8) 38% (8) 19% (4) 4% (1) 0% (0) Programme management 19% (4) 23% (5) 47% (10) 9% (2) 0% (0) 27% 35% 38% What are your talent retention initiatives? Acquiring new talents Leveraging existing talents Retaining the current potential 18% 9% 18% 14% 9% 10% 11% 11% Within your organization what kinds of talent development activities are carried out? Building class room workshops Coaching Mentoring Education Developmental experience Short terms assignments Action learning Others To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? (Tick one per statement) Strongly disagree disagree agree Strongly agree Aligning employees with the mission and vision of your organization 4% (1) 9% (2) 38% (8) 47% (10) Assessing candidates skills earlier in the hiring process 9% (2) 0% (0) 76% (16) 14% (3) Creating a culture that makes employees want to stay with the organization 5% (1) 0% (0) 35% (7) 60% (12) Creating a culture that makes individuals want to join the organization 9% (2) 9% (2) 28% (6) 52% (11) Creating a culture that values employees work 4% (1) 0% (0) 33% (7) 61% (13) Creating an environment where employees are excited to come to work each day 4% (1) 9% (2) 33% (7) 52% (11) Creating an environment where employees ideas are listened to and valued 9% (2) 4% (1) 42% (9) 42% (9) Creating policies that encourage career growth and development opportunities 5% (1) 5% (1) 47% (9) 42% (8) Identifying gaps in current employees and candidate competency levels 4% (1) 19% (4) 28% (6) 47% (10) Identifying vacancies that will be created as the company advances and expands 9% (2) 14% (3) 57% (12) 19% (4) Rewarding top performing employees 9% (2) 0% (0) 42% (9) 47% (10) In the next three years how effective will the following elements of compensation be in terms of attracting and retaining top performers? 1(most effective) 2 3 4 5(least effective) Base pay 57% 33% 0% 9% 0% Health care benefits 19% 42% 23% 14% 0% Retirement/education benefits 33% 33% 19% 14% 0% Share options/equity participation 33% 14% 28% 14% 9% Child care costs/arrangement 25% 10% 35% 30% 0% Job security 52% 19% 23% 0% 4% Excluding financial compensation which of the following do you believe are effective means of rewarding motivating and retaining talent? How accurately do the following statements describe actions taken, or soon to be taken by your organization? 0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00% 80.00% Providing training Working with employees to … Providing mentoring and fast … Providing a collaborative … Providing the opportunity to … Funding educational needs Encouraging risk taking and … Maintaining the reputation of … Providing international … Series1 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% We acquire companies to obtain talent. We move processes/ operations offshore to access talent. We increasingly require non complete agreements from staff( in addition to … We partner with universities/consultancies to … We partner with universities/consultancies to execute … We use certification to enhance the value of our training and … We have moved processes/ operations offshore to reduce costs. Series1 Excluding financial compensation which of the following do you believe are your organization’s most effective means of rewarding motivating and retaining talent? In the next three years how effective will the following elements of compensation be in terms of attracting and retaining top performers? 1(most effective) 2 3 4 5(least effective) Base pay 66% (12) 27% (5) 5% (1) 0% (0) 0% (0) Health care benefits 33% (6) 33% (6) 27% (5) 0% (0) 5% (1) Retirement/education benefits 22% (4) 38% (7) 38% (7) 0% (0) 5% (1) Share options/equity participation 27% (5) 16% (3) 38% (7) 5% (1) 16% (3) Child care costs/arrangement 11% (2) 29% (5) 35% (6) 17% (3) 5% (1) Job security 55% (10) 16% (3) 27% (5) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Providing training Working with employees to … Providing mentoring and fast … Providing a collaborative … Providing the opportunity to … Funding educational needs Series1 Which broadly defined job description are the most critical in terms of attracting and retaining employees? 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 1 (very critical) 2 3 4 5 (not critical) sales marketing Business development How do you expect your budget for recruiting developing and retaining employees to change over the next three years? Decrease Increase No change EMPLOYEE How long have you been working for the company? Have you been made aware of the policies and procedures? Do you know and understand them? Not at all aware of this Aware of this but need more information Know and understand this The organisation mission statement? 3% (1) 7% (2) 88% (23) The structure of the company? 3% (1) 7% (2) 88% (23) The aims of the company? 0% (0) 15% (4) 84% (22) Our health and safety procedures? 3% (1) 26% (7) 69% (18) Our equal opportunities policy? 7% (2) 15% (4) 76% (20) Professional association membership? 19% (5) 23% (6) 57% (15) Policy on handling any legal problems? 16% (4) 44% (11) 40% (10) Policy on handling customer problems? 4% (1) 40% (10) 56% (14) Staff disciplinary procedures? 4% (1) 24% (6) 72% (18) Policy on holiday entitlement? 4% (1) 28% (7) 68% (17) Policy on absense? 8% (2) 4% (1) 88% (22) Policy on maternity/ paternity leave? 12% (3) 16% (4) 72% (18) Less than a year 1-2 years 2-5 years 5-10 years More than 10 years Do you know how you can help the organisation to achieve its aims? What do you know about your job, and what would you like to know more about? I know enough about this I know a little, but need to know more I need to know a lot more about this Your position in the organisation 84% (22) 3% (1) 11% (3) Management - to whom you are responsible 87% (21) 0% (0) 12% (3) The people you are directly responsible for 83% (20) 12% (3) 4% (1) The people you are indirectly responsible for 64% (16) 20% (5) 16% (4) Your hours of work 88% (22) 4% (1) 8% (2) Your pay 84% (21) 12% (3) 4% (1) Other benefits you are entitled to 76% (19) 8% (2) 16% (4) The telephone system 76% (19) 12% (3) 12% (3) The organisation computer systems 76% (19) 8% (2) 16% (4) The staff canteen 76% (19) 12% (3) 12% (3) The managing director or CEO 66% (16) 29% (7) 4% (1) The shop floor sales staff 50% (12) 20% (5) 29% (7) The organisation directors 50% (12) 41% (10) 8% (2) The team you work within 88% (22) 0% (0) 12% (3) The machinery you will operate 83% (20) 8% (2) 8% (2) Yes, I feel quite clear about this I think so, but would like to discuss it further No, I am not at all clear about this Please rate your satisfaction with the employee benefits and policies. Extremely dissatisfied Dissatisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Satisfied Extremely satisfied Accuracy of job description 0% (0) 0% (0) 4% (1) 72% (18) 24% (6) Salary review 0% (0) 8% (2) 20% (5) 60% (15) 12% (3) Adequate information provided about any 0% (0) 9% (2) 14% (3) 66% (14) 9% (2) job changes / promotion 0% (0) 4% (1) 16% (4) 60% (15) 20% (5) Leave of absence 0% (0) 4% (1) 12% (3) 58% (14) 25% (6) Health care benefits 0% (0) 8% (2) 0% (0) 68% (17) 24% (6) Retirement benefits 0% (0) 20% (5) 8% (2) 52% (13) 20% (5) In the next three years how effective will the following elements of compensation be in terms of attracting and retaining top performers? 1(most effective) 2 3 4 5(least effective) Base pay 60% (15) 24% (6) 12% (3) 4% (1) 0% (0) Health care benefits 24% (6) 44% (11) 24% (6) 8% (2) 0% (0) Retirement/education benefits 25% (6) 25% (6) 25% (6) 25% (6) 0% (0) Share options/equity participation 36% (9) 32% (8) 16% (4) 12% (3) 4% (1) Child care costs/arrangement 20% (5) 28% (7) 32% (8) 16% (4) 4% (1) Job security 44% (11) 36% (9) 8% (2) 4% (1) 8% (2) Excluding financial compensation which of the following do you believe are your organization’s most effective means of rewarding motivating and retaining talent? 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% Providing training Working with employees to … Providing mentoring and fast … Providing a collaborative … Providing the opportunity to … Funding educational needs Encouraging risk taking and … Maintaining the reputation of … Providing international … Series1 Please rate your satisfaction with the salary and benefits package you receive. Extremely dissatisfied Dissatisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Satisfied Extremely satisfied Medical insurance package 0% (0) 4% (1) 16% (4) 56% (14) 24% (6) Company savings plan 8% (2) 12% (3) 33% (8) 37% (9) 8% (2) Retirement plan 4% (1) 8% (2) 50% (12) 33% (8) 4% (1) Holiday Entitlement 4% (1) 12% (3) 25% (6) 41% (10) 16% (4) Job market competitiveness of my salary 8% (2) 12% (3) 20% (5) 48% (12) 12% (3) Share option plan 4% (1) 21% (5) 39% (9) 26% (6) 8% (2) Yes 92% No 8% Would you benefit from further training in any of the items specified in your job description? 36% 64% Overall, how satisfied are you with your company's personnel policies? Extremely Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied Very Satisfied Extremely Satisfied 8% 4% 4% 52% 32% Overall, how satisfied are you with this company as a place to work compared to other places you have worked? Extremely dissatisfied Dissatisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Satisfied Extremely satisfied FINDINGS HR MANAGERS Most of the covered companies have talent specific initiative in place (81%) and they give them top priority in their organization (86%).They also have exclusive staff member for managing talent initiatives (68%) In most of the companies the talent is identified by competencies (42%) and the HR professional view to increase career growth opportunity. HR staffs as well as the department heads are responsible for recruiting individuals (64%) Retaining the current talent is top priority for the organization(38%) Sales and business development are the two areas where retaining talent is most difficult Class room workshop, mentoring and coaching are usually used by the organization to carry out talent development activities. More than 60% of the respondent view organizational culture as a main driving force for the new talent and for the existing talent. Even rewarding plays a important role (48%) Base pay (57%) and Job security (52%) are the two main areas for retaining talent in coming years. Other than this, training plays an important role in motivating the employee. Organizations are using certification for improving the training programs. In more than 90% of the organizations budget for recruiting developing and retaining employees is going to increase over the next three years EMPLOYEES Most the employees have a clear knowledge about the company’s vision, mission and objectives. And they know how to achieve these objectives (76%) They are clear about their role and responsibility (85%) and they know about other staff members also. Most of the respondent are satisfied by job description, salary review, health care benefits etc. Base pay (60%) and Job security (44%) are in top priority for the employees in coming years. Apart from financial benefits, employee emphasis more on career growth, work culture and international opportunities. 91% of the employees want more training in their specified job. The employees have a mix response on benefits like Medical insurance package, Company savings plan, Retirement plan, Holiday Entitlement, Job market etc. 64% of the employees are satisfied with the company's personnel policies where as 36% are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Overall 32 % employee are extremely satisfied where as 52% are just satisfied with their organization. RECOMMENDATIONS Organizations must have meaningful descriptions of the capabilities (skills, behaviors, abilities and knowledge) required throughout the organization. Organizations must be able to relate those skills and capabilities to a role or a center of demand, such as a job position, project or leadership role. Talent management processes must create a comprehensive profile of their talent. They must be able to track meaningful talent related information about all of their people - employees, contractors, or candidates. The working culture of the organization should be improved and maintained to retain talent in long run. More certified training should be given to the employee to boost their effectiveness and efficiency. It should be used as a tool of motivation. The organization should identify the crucial talent initiative to attract and retain the employee. They should know which talent management elements can have the greatest impact on the business and therefore provide a better basis for prioritization and implementation. To create a sophisticated talent management environment, organizations must: • Define a clear vision for talent management • Develop a roadmap for technology and process integration • Integrate and optimize processes • Apply robust technology to enable processes • Prepare the workforce for changes associated with the new environment CONCLUSION As organizations continue to pursue high performance and improved results through TM practices, they are taking a holistic approach to talent management—from attracting and selecting wisely, to retaining and developing leaders, to placing employees in positions of greatest impact. The mandate is clear: for organizations to succeed in today’s rapidly changing and increasingly competitive marketplace, intense focus must be applied to aligning human capital with corporate strategy and objectives. It starts with recruiting and retaining talented people and continues by sustaining the knowledge and competencies across the entire workforce. With rapidly changing skill sets and job requirements, this becomes an increasingly difficult challenge for organizations. Meeting this organizational supply and demand requires the right “Talent DNA” and supporting technology solutions. By implementing an effective talent management strategy, including integrated data, processes, and analytics, organizations can help ensure that the right people are in the right place at the right time, as well as organizational readiness for the future. For more Notes, Presentations, Project Reports visit hrmba.blogspot.com mbafin.blogspot.com a2zmba.blogspot.com ANNEXURE For more Notes, Presentations, Project Reports visit hrmba.blogspot.com mbafin.blogspot.com a2zmba.blogspot.com BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Six Ways to Mine Teen Talent," Andrea C. Poe, Society for Human Resource Management, March 2001 2. 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