Talent Management Strategy: Practices Which Will Make Or Break Your Organisation's Talent Pool
Organisations all over the world invest a large amount of resources, money and time in Talent Management to retain High Potentials (HIPOTs). These would highly capable, intelligent, and quick learning resources that we are discussing. Would a hike in salary package, grade, or designation hold them motivated for long? Visualize a goldfish inside a tank full of fighter fish. A formula1 car on any high-traffic road. Shoe polish close to fruit racks in a retail outlet. How repulsive are these images? This is precisely how hipots will feel when they have to work in an environment that does not suit their culture, aspirations, and capabilities. They will feel suffocated and what follows next is the hipot going in search of fresh air. CAPABILITY MISMATCH: Think about it as a situation where your hipot has to report to a manager who's low on general intelligence. The manager would likely take more time concluding a brainstorming session. The hipot may see this additio...