If you can’t attract the best people to
your organisation you’re also probably not
going to retain the talent you already have. Seen
by many as the #1 issue for organisations of the
21st Century. Explored are the main quandaries
to deal with and how to address these.
If people are known by the company they keep,
the reverse is also true: A company is known by
the people it keeps.
To attract and retain world class talent, you
must first be a world class organisation. This
may sound like a “chicken or egg”
situation in terms of what needs to come first,
but it’s not. The reality is that you are
not going to be on the radar of truly world class
talent unless you have the kind of working environment
they seek.
What is a world class working environment? For
one thing, there is none of the “master-servant”
attitude that pervades many companies today. Employers
do not hold all the cards in today’s businesses,
and they can no longer afford to take a feudal
approach in their relationships with employees.
Talented workers have no interest in business
environments that demand their energy and loyalty
without providing something of equal value in
return. Relative to previous generations, they
are an entirely new breed: more demanding, more
diverse, more technically astute, and less likely
to believe that the employer has their best interests
at heart.
World class talent certainly wants fair compensation
both in terms of salary and benefits. They know
what they’re worth and they’re going
to get it somewhere. However, that isn’t
all they want. Today’s employees expect
more than a job and a paycheque. They have some
pretty demanding expectations that you must meet
if you want to win the “top talent competition.”
In this keynote, Anne McKevitt will discuss the
potential business challenges this issue presents,
including:
Categorising
your talent.
All talent is not created equal—even
world class talent. |
Staying
profitable while you attract and retain
the cream of the crop.
Having a world class organisation and having
a business to run might seem paradoxical. |
Addressing
the “soft” side of the equation.
Money isn’t everything for these people. |
Retaining
the knowledge of your best and brightest.
You will lose your talent eventually, to
retirement if nothing else. |
Anne will use examples of world class organisations
and how they address these and other challenges
to attract and retain their talent.
