Obstacles to Effective Talent Management Part 1 of 5
Obstacles to Effective Talent Management
As the CEO of a company you want to know what is working right for the company to continue its upward mobility.
You would also be interested in knowing what you could avoid in terms of manpower issues to ensure continued growth.
In other words, you want to know the good and the bad news of employee performance from your Human Resource Department.
But the question remains - how to go about it?
Any seasoned HR person will tell you that to work out the above considerations you need to first check
the performance evaluation practices in your organizations.
But that is easier said than done; unpleasant surprises
come in the shape of certain obstacles to Effective Talent Management. This makes it necessary to study and eliminate these pitfalls.
Age old wisdom says, "A stitch in time saves nine"! So it is with effective performance reviews. One of the biggest roadblocks
is the time to be invested in a proper performance review. Managers may complain that the time needed to ensure impartial and
effective performance evaluations could be better invested.
But that almost makes it a chicken and egg problem because employee contribution
becomes impossible to measure without a proper performance management system in place. The solution lies in a continuous evaluation of the employees"
contributions. It is more helpful to keep a continuous record of the employees' performance and administer regular feedback that helps keep track of their progress.
This generates a positive feeling that their efforts are continuously being monitored and appreciated by the management. This can take the place of or work in
conjunction with the more common method of quartely, half-yearly or annual performance reviews.
Positive or negative feedback provided within a short time after the observed performance can be far more valuble.
The time factor becomes even more problematic if there is more than one manager involved in the job; because it takes more time
and effort to co-ordinate them.
Continue to read part 2 on Obstacles to Effective Talent Management.
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