What is talent management?
Talent
management is the function within an organization that focuses on Systematic
attraction, identification, development, engagement, retention and deployment
of high performing people whose skills best align with the needs and objectives
of the company.
There
may be much peoples in the organization who have high skills with talent when
they perform in the company. It must be identified their individuals
performance to deploy for the betterment of the organization.
It is
shown several rational definitions about the talent management as below
Stephenson
& Pandit (2008) and several other researchers advised that having the right
number of people at the right place at the right time with the right skill sets
and levels of motivation are fundamental to talent management. Others believe
that talent management embraces entirely the activities of an organization among which are attracting, developing, selecting and retaining the best workforce in the suitable position (Stahl et al., 2007).
CIPD
defines talent management as the organized attraction, deployment, development
and retention of high potential employees who are considered as a certain value
for the organization (CIPD, 2009).
Talent
management is involved with all the Human Resource Management (HRM) processes
with an exact emphasis on the attraction, development and retention of talents
(Lewis and Heckman, 2006). In another expression, it can be said that talent
management encompasses almost all the elements of human resource management
(Stewart. & Harte, 2010).
As above
mentioned, talented and more skills peoples are more important to retain in the
company and they should be taken a maximum services while working times. Talent
management is a HR function and it is implemented by the human resources
manager. There is a big role and responsibility of the HR manager to identify
that who are the high performing employee in the organization. And also, identified
people who should be attracted in the company and further their skills and
talent should be developed as a fully HR process. When individual develop on
their performance they should be motivated by best salary increment,
promotions, and other privileges.
Then
after the organization has to make the retention plan such high performing
people for long period within the organization. Because of the competitive
organizations are looking forward to catch them with high offers.
Benefits of Talent Management
There
are more benefits of talent management and when it is doing in any
organizations which can be built a sustainable competitive advantage and
outperform their competition through an integrated system of talent management.
Benefits are as below;
1. Right Person in the right position
Through
the talent management process, the organization can find the high skills &
high performing people to deploy in the right position as suitable to them. If
the company is going towards sustainable develop among the other competitive
companies, talent management will be most important practice for it. Because,
through a proper ascertainment of people skills and strengths, can be
identified peoples have strength, strategies, strong and accurate decision of
the people. Then after, they can be used for company’s betterment who sat on
the right positions. Finally employee productivity and satisfaction will be
increased.
2. Employee’s retention will be
increased
The organization
has been working with other competitors and it is really difficult to retain
the high skill & performing people in the organization. Because of competitors
are giving the more attention to angle the performing people form the organization.
Through the talent management program, they are appreciated, and motivated to
retain further in the organization. Finally, employee’s retention will be
increased.
3. Can be understood about the
employee better
Actually,
the organization should know about the employee to take decisions further
company’s betterment. Whatever, ultimately the process is being done by human
resource and the company has to focus at people development needs, their strength
and weakness, abilities, career aspirations, employee’s likes & dislikes. Through
the talent management program, can be determined about above mentioned areas of
the people as well by the organization.
4. Increase Employee and Manager
Engagement
As above
mentioned, through the talent management program will increase employee’s
satisfaction. So that, the people who has good understandability about company’s
goals & objective then, they work with fully engagement through talent
management program. It will be encouraged them invest in the organization and
align their daily work with the business goals while also focusing on their
personal goals.
5. Strategic Hiring Process
Through
the talent management program, the company identify that need skills &
talent of the people to achieve the goal & objective. After that, TM can really
show to the company that how recruit those high skilled and high talented candidates.
And also, on the experience of TMP can be streamlined to focus at hiring
process.
6. Can be taken better professional
development decisions
Conclusion
Talent
management is a part of HR function which is most valuable thing to implement
in the organization. If want to go towards company’s betterment rapidly, should
be considered about talent management. It is shown most important benefits of
talent management as above. When it comes to implement talent management in an
organization employee’s satisfaction, engagement then after efficiency,
productivity will increase. In
addition if employees are positive about the talent management practices of the
organization, they are more likely to have confidence in the future of their
organization. The resultant is a workforce that is more committed and engaged
determined to outperform their competitors and ensure a leadership position in
the market for their organization.
Finally,
I would say that talent management is a strong tool to face the competition
among the organization. If it is implementing in any organization which will
highly help to attack competitive culture as well.
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