{"id":732,"date":"2007-07-25T01:00:06","date_gmt":"2007-07-25T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/?p=732"},"modified":"2007-07-25T01:00:09","modified_gmt":"2007-07-25T09:00:09","slug":"leading-top-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/?p=732","title":{"rendered":"Leading Top Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a prior post<\/a>, I noted that talent management\u2019s role in engaging top talent was not related to the processes that are so popular in systems and magazines today. Instead, managing the most talented has more to do with changing how our managers relate to talent, and ensuring a collaborative culture that exposes talent to wider ranges of possibilities than any process we can put in place.<\/p>\n

There is one major problem. As Harvard Business Review states, your top talent does not want to be managed or lead. They know they are smarter, they know they are more innovative, and that you depend on them. They also know that they will get the job done, probably better than the expected result. What your top talent wants is to be respected and to stay close to work that is meaningful, productive, and continuously challenging to them.<\/p>\n

What this means is there needs to be a massive shift in how we manage top talent compared to the rest of the employee population. The critical management concept here is that \u201cmanagement\u201d does not work. So if HR\u2019s best talent management strategies are ineffective and management\u2019s ability to manage is irrelevant, what\u2019s left to do?<\/p>\n

Leaders should provide challenging and meaningful work with opportunities for career advancement. Most people want to do new things in their job. Good leaders challenge employees; but at the same time, they must instill the confidence that the challenges can be met. ((Goffee, Rob and Jones, Gareth, March 2007. “Leading Clever People.” Harvard Business Review. Retrived from http:\/\/www.hbr.com.))<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019ve also been writing quite a bit about collaboration and innovation networks. I think for HR to be really impactful to the organization, it\u2019s time for us to step outside to box and start playing with the strategies and technologies that really make a difference to work and the workforce. As our knowledge economy evolves, increasingly knowledge workers are less motivated by titles and compensation. Instead, knowledge workers want constant stimulation, which is created through having a great culture that supports the same.<\/p>\n

Last but not least is the culture component.<\/p>\n

It is not the job of a CEO to make employees listen to what you have to say; it is about setting up the system so that people want to listen. The combination of the right environment and a culture that creates wants instead of requirements places few limits on what employees can achieve. ((Ibid))<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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