
This course will give you a step-by-step process to help you build your talent strategy that is aligned with your organizational strategy so as to attract the right talent. It will teach you how to select the talent based on relevant metrics that determine on-the-job success, and how to retain the talent within your organization to ensure that they remain productive and engaged. You are also going to learn how to put it all together and get you ready to grow your talent to take on higher roles as they outperform their current job expectation and if not, how to ensure that they get better or move to other roles or perhaps another organization that matches their strengths.
Learn to craft a winning job description step by step and attract the right talent with a compelling J.D., as an hr professional shares practical steps.
Investigate your employee value proposition using focused surveys and culture-ambassador interviews to capture what employees value, then summarize themes into a visual balance sheet and downloadable worksheet.
Align your business strategy with a talent strategy to attract, select, retain, and grow talent, and explore why selecting talent matters, including non traditional candidates with the right competencies.
Assess the business impact of a talent mix that fails to perform. Learn how to measure turnover using average revenue per lost employee and salary multiplier.
Set hiring standards by aligning tasks with required skills and establishing competencies over credentials, referencing setting the standard, and documenting essential tasks in JD assignments to ensure the right hire.
Design a robust selection process with pre-interview screening, interview, and work trials, review feedback with assessors, audit your screening, and explore blind hiring and work-shadow deliverables.
Shift to digital recruitment using trusted referrals and diverse talent pools. Structure virtual interviews with video chats and online assessments, including cognitive, personality, and cultural fit tests.
Discover how to select potential employees effectively and keep talents highly suitable within the retaining talent model.
Learn how to build and reinforce a culture that reflects core values and supports employee wellbeing, and understand rewards to boost motivation and engagement for retaining talent.
Examine how culture, systems, and selection together shape alignment between new hires and performance expectations, through onboarding, performance reviews, and improvement plans.
This lecture reveals that selection accounts for about 15%, culture about 5%, and reinforcement systems about 40% of talent outcomes. Startup contexts may differ from steady-state organizations.
Explore authentic cultural alignment and person-organization fit through job shadow trials, and share methods for testing culture fit while learning to build and sustain organizational culture.
Retain talent by assessing culture’s impact on well-being, reward, and motivators; apply four culture-sustaining systems, including onboarding, town hall meetings, and culture ambassadors, to boost engagement.
Develop your employees through ongoing performance management by setting clear expectations, providing positive and corrective feedback, delivering effective performance appraisals, and aligning rewards with KPIs and core values.
Explore performance reviews, including MBO, self appraisal, and competency based assessment, and learn to use checklists and rating scales to boost talent development and productivity.
Discover how performance management and learning and development improve organization effectiveness by tailoring plans for high, mid, and low performers through organization-wide and performance-based approaches.
Explore sideways talent management to keep high performers engaged when top roles are filled, using job rotation, a tour of duty, and secondment to sustain growth.
Manage offboarding with care during difficult transitions by appreciating contributions, listening to concerns, providing closure, and keeping communication open with updated contact details.
Leverage a digital monitoring platform to deliver real-time analytics and frequent, flexible evaluations; build intentional virtual learning and reskilling for a post-pandemic workforce, with empathy, video, and stay interviews.
The course is designed to provide you with a step-by-step process to develop a talent strategy that is closely aligned with your organizational strategy. It will guide you through the entire talent management lifecycle, from attracting the right talent to retaining and developing them for future growth.
One of the key aspects covered in the course is attracting the right talent. You will learn how to effectively promote your employer brand and optimize job postings to attract high-potential candidates. By understanding the specific skills and competencies needed for each role, you can craft targeted recruitment strategies to ensure you are attracting candidates who align with your talent requirements.
Once you have attracted potential candidates, the course will teach you how to select the right talent based on relevant metrics. You will learn about various selection methods, including interviews, assessments, and other evaluation techniques. By using these metrics effectively, you can identify candidates who have the potential to succeed in their roles and contribute to the growth of your organization.
Retaining and engaging talent is another critical component of the course. You will explore strategies to create a supportive work environment that encourages employee retention. This may include implementing effective onboarding processes, providing ongoing development opportunities, and establishing retention initiatives such as mentorship programs and recognition efforts.
Furthermore, the course will cover talent development for growth. You will learn how to create a framework for individual growth and career progression within your organization. This involves performance management, succession planning, and the creation of individualized development plans. By investing in the development of your employees, you can nurture their potential and prepare them for higher-level roles.
In cases of underperformance, the course will provide guidance on how to address these issues. You will learn strategies for performance improvement, including coaching techniques and the importance of providing feedback and support to help employees meet expectations.
Lastly, the course will touch on facilitating transitions for employees who may need to move to different roles within your organization or even explore opportunities outside. It will cover strategies for internal mobility, career pathing, and managing talent transitions effectively to ensure that employees are matched with roles that align with their strengths.
By completing this course, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to build a talent strategy that attracts, selects, retains, and develops the right talent for your organization. You will have the tools to effectively manage talent and support their growth, ultimately contributing to the overall success of your organization.