...Global Talent Management at Novartis Individual Case Assignment There are two philosophies of leadership behind Novarits. First was to develop talent for leadership positions from within, which was one of the goals of any talent management system. It was easier to build a company culture when its employees come up through the ranks with shared values and experiences. Also, it was often less expensive to promote from within than to outbid an outside competitor for someone already holding a comparable position. Another element of Vasella’s philosophy was that the company needed to move talented individuals to their desired positions before they were solicited from the outside. Vasella recognized that in order to manage talent successfully, the company needed to pay people well, but he also knew that pay was not enough to motivate people. People work because they believe in the purpose of the company and they feel engaged in its success. From 2002 onward, the entire company adopted the two-dimension scale, with one dimension focusing on business objectives and the other focusing on values and behaviors consistent with Novartis norms. Each of these two performance dimensions had a three-point scale, with 1 indication poor performance dimensions, 2 indicating satisfactory performance, and 3 indicating superior performance. Employees saw their compensation closely connected to company performance and to their individual rating. In order to minimize the criticism of various aspects of...
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...Global Talent Management at Novartis Novartis is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world that spans across 140 countries. Daniel Vasella, CEO, has transformed Novartis into a 100% healthcare company by ridding the company of its specialty chemicals business. By doing so, Novartis became the second largest producer of generic drugs. Vasella reconstructed the company’s approach towards global talent management since the previous approach lacked regular performance review, global objectives, and incentive based pays as a deterrent of motivation. Vasella implemented a universal performance management system and new culture, which is based on candor, performance, and accountability. The key issue involves contradictions with Novartis’s past culture and Vasella’s new culture. The new list of values and behaviors lacks cultural sensitivity and does not reflect the culture that has developed at Novartis. Vasella must implement a plan that includes values and behaviors that are adaptable and based on local cultures to minimize ethnocentrism. Through contingency management, this goal may be achieved because this concept uses management tools and techniques in a situational appropriate behavior, which will avoid the one-best-way mentality. Vasella’s new list of values and behaviors may include: be productive, be innovative, be proactive, be accountable, and be respectful. Top performing companies are more likely to have performance-based rewards, so Vasella should...
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...Course: Talent Management – HRM 532 Date: Sunday, February 26, 2012 Evaluate the effectiveness of the roles that the strategic leaders played in the formation of the performance management strategy. Silzer and Dowell (2010) define Talent Management as “ an integrated set of processes, programs, and cultural norms in an organization designed and implemented to attract, develop, deploy, and retain talent to achieve strategic objectives and meet future business needs” (p. 18). And lists the following as components necessary for a talent management program strategy: recruitment; selection; promotion; placement/assignment; on-boarding/assimilation; retention initiatives; rewards/recognition programs (other than compensation); training and professional development; coaching/mentoring; leadership development; performance management; career p Develop a five (5) point criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the talent management strategy and how the data could be collected. Silzer and Dowell (2010) go on to state that after determining the talent requirements that are strategically important to the organization, the next step is to consider whether there is a sufficient internal talent to meet that short and long term business needs of the company, this could involve either making or building the needed talent from within the company or buying from outside company (p. 97). Bersin, J. (2011) provides a table to identify competencies for leadership talent (p....
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...Assignment # 1: McDonald’s Case Study June N. Lewis Dr. Waldo, Instructor Talent Management - HRM 532 Strayer University July 21, 2013 Assignment #1: McDonald’s Case Study Outline the talent management program that led to success for the company. In the fourth quarter in 2002, McDonald’s had their first profit lost and the company began to ask themselves what went wrong because they had a history of outstanding performances until then. Upon reviewing some of their key components, the organization realized that they had to revamp their Talent Management process so that it would become aligned with the company’s business objectives and policies. Talent management is defined as “a subset of human resource (HR) processes, programs, and tools designed to identify, assess, develop, and retain talent (Silzer & Dowell, 2010, p.75). The company’s first two steps in achieving success was to restructure their performance development system (PDS) throughout the organization for all of the staff positions along with coming up with a talent review process for all of the officer-level positions in the company. Next on the list was creating and implementing a sequence of enhanced development programs, such as, Leaders at McDonald’s Program (LAMP), the McDonald’s Leadership Institute, finally, the launching of the Global Leadership Development Program. When McDonald’s had originally rolled out their strategy for the performance development system (PDS) in 2001 for all of the staff...
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...with maximum efficiency. In the nonprofit sector, creating a competitive compensation and benefits strategy is important to attract talent, but developing a total rewards package may be more important. “Employees nowadays are looking at the whole package: ‘What’s my base salary, do I have incentives, what are my benefits, can I telecommute, can I have flex time, can I have a relaxed dress code and is it family-friendly?’” Glantz said. “[If] a not-for-profit can offer what’s considered an attractive total rewards package, [it’s] going to help that company.” The argument now is that these intangibles need to be measured and monitored, and subsequently tied to the bottom line. Re-defining the bottom to include intangibles such as leadership practices, organizational capabilities, and the ability to attract talented people is necessary. In addition, as organizations continue to automate business processes using technology, in order to remain competitive against others that are doing the same, they must now focus on their talent. Additionally, though talent can be cultivated and developed, it can also leave the organization, become sick, de-motivated, and perhaps influence others to behave in ways unfavorable for the organization. Worst of all, talent can deliver the “double-whammy” by moving to a direct competitor. The strategic management of talent as such a critical driver of corporate performance has become more and more important in the last few decades. Several key events have...
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...The tipping point for talent management Human Capital Institute | www.humancapitalinstitute.orgNo Comments In Malcolm Gladwell’s book, an innovation or change can suddenly appear through small, almost incremental steps, none of which by itself is especially noteworthy. But the combination of these seemingly minor events can cause organizations to be shaken, countries to be impacted and people to break out of established behavioral patterns. What could not be accomplished in one grand wave of the baton is, in fact, being accomplished by different pieces of the puzzle coming together at just the right time. We are in the midst of such a sea change in the field of talent management. This new approach to managing companies and people has not yet become a clearly articulated science. There is still too much to understand and learn about the shifts occurring before us. But there is an emerging set of practices – especially as evidenced by industry-leading companies – that are moving talent management to its tipping point The changing business context The current economic environment sets the foundation for the reason that talent management practices have arisen in the first place. Bossidy and Charan (2004) have identified five different economic stages that have existed during the past century. Others have talked more generally about the movement from agrarian to industrial to the knowledge economy. Pink (2005) describes the next step as moving from the knowledge age to the conceptual...
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...the growing popularity of talent management and over a decade of debate and hype, the concept of talent management remains unclear’ (Collings and Mellahi, 2009) This assignment will explore this statement by conducting a literature review of the current commentary on the definition of ‘talent management’. Furthermore the impact any lack of clarity around the concept of talent management may have on the national and international markets which organisations source ‘talent’ from and any impact of Human Resource Management practices in terms of employee retention and exit strategies being managed fairly and ethically will also be looked at. After careful analysis of the academic literature on talent management and what it actually is, it becomes apparent that there is a ‘fundamental lack of consensus’ about the definition of talent management. Despite various attempts of countless academics to define and describe the concept of talent management, there doesn’t seem to be any consensus on what exactly TM entails. Before looking at the concept of ‘talent management’ as a whole, one must look at the definition of ‘talent’ first to gain a better insight into this confusion and lack of clarity. Here are some examples of some definitions that have been put forward in recent years: * ‘Talent’ is essentially a euphemism for ‘people’ (Lewis and Heckman, 2006:141) * The best and the brightest (McKinsey in Beechler and Woodward, 2009:274) * ‘Talent consists of those individuals...
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...professionals in 26 countries on every inhabited continent. The majority work in accounting, finance, and shared-service areas, but there’s also a significant finance talent presence in tax, treasury, audit, enterprise resource planning (ERP), and investor relations. There are also specialists in a variety of areas, including economic, enterprise risk management, real estate, information systems, and product innovation. The company’s general organizational design for finance is to locate talent as close as possible to business activities. Finance talent is found in Whirlpool factories, sales offices, R&D functions, and regional headquarters around the world. Finance directors and VPs often have dual reporting relationships—to their business units as well as the office of the CFO. Because Whirlpool has a significant global presence, a great number of its talent base must have higher-than-average skills in U.S. GAAP, currency management, and IFRS. Aside from a strong emphasis on leadership development and finance technical competence, skills in Six Sigma, innovation, and employee engagement are highly valued Vision: Transform the finance organization’s capabilities at Whirlpool to world class status Value drivers of this function: Interdependency of people, processes & systems Trigger: Lack of attractiveness of Finance Talent towards Whirlpool due to lack of development opportunities, training & succession planning, Group CFO Roy Templin had to take up the transformation project ...
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...Whirlpool Corporation (Goldsmith) Strayer University HRM532/Talent Management Dr. Moore 12/5/2011 Discuss what factors emerged at Whirlpool that impacted its talent needs. As the company expanded its operations in the US and globally, the company’s leadership needs changed. Operating in a dynamic and diverse market added additional considerations for the company’s leadership talent pool because “the growth, size and scale of the business added a level of complexity that required different skill sets and capabilities to compete in the global marketplace” (Goldsmith and Carter, 2010). The business grew in the US and globally, technology and new product development required a talent pool that was not only technology proficient but capable of helping the companies meet the dynamic and diverse needs of the consumers they served. Also, Whirlpool was now competing for talent acquisition and product business in a global marketplace requiring the company to adjust talent and product marketing strategies that allowed them to continue to sustain product growth as well as attract talent. As a result the changing dynamics of the workforce made it necessary for Whirlpool to develop a talent strategy that accounted for the fact that the workforce was no longer the loyal workforce that was typical in years past. (Goldsmith and Carter, 2010). Discuss how expanding globally changed the talent requirements at Whirlpool. Whirlpool began developing the Whirlpool Leadership...
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...Leveraging Current Technology for Human Capital Talent Management WOILE 15-06, CW4 James Arnold Army senior leaders all agree that talent management is an integral piece to human capital distribution; however, the means and current business practices do not meet the current demands. The current manning conferences held at the Army Human Resources Command (AHRC) are highly technicial and provide a modicum of the true talent pool available for the officers identified to move based upon time, information resources, and the Mission Essential Requirements (MER) list provided by the field. The future of talent management distribution hinges upon the Army leveraging current technology for data mining which will enhance talent management distribution in a regionally aligned global force. Observation: Legacy Human Resources systems lack data elements specifically designed to highlight talent management coupled with the fact that the Officer Record Brief (ORB) does not always reflect an accurate picture. Discussion: The Office of Economic and Manpower Analysis (OEMA) conducted a pilot program call the “Green Pages” on talent management that included input from organizations on positions and officer input identifying skill sets. The pilot provided evidence that officers felt more in control of the assignment process and identified officers with more specialized skills that are not captured using current HR systems. Units had more input in whom they selected based upon certain...
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...Mathews Professor Germain HRM 532 Talent Management January 22, 2012 McDonald’s has been around for fifty-four years. By McDonald’s growth to more than thirty thousand restaurants in 118 countries serving fifty-five million customers per day. A number of factors led the organization to the conclusion that enhancements in its talent management and development system were need. (Goldsmith, 2010. p.156). McDonald’s framework for “Plan to Win” consists of the people, place, product, promotion, and price. McDonald first has to have the right people in place to make the business successful by obtaining a global/local approach in the management and developing of their global workforce. There are two levels that were embedded with the expectations of the employers which consist of good customer service and experience levels. This made McDonald’s to concentrate on the quality, service, cleanliness, and the value being strong. The talent management system program that led to the success of McDonald’s consist of the redesign of the performance development system for all staff positions throughout the company. This consists of the company starting annual performance plan to measure the performance of the objectives that the company has put in place. Second, the introduction of the talent review process for all officer-level positions the results of the one year follow up survey with the executive management and HR leaders in each of the company’s...
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...Attracting and Retaining Talent in Corporate America GB 540: Macroeconomics Randy Worthy Graduate Student February 8, 2011 “….companies were increasingly dependent on the knowledge worker..the new worker who worked not primarily physically with his body doing physical labor, but with his mind…all workers were of significant actual and potential value to the firm…labor was not an expense; labor was added value, a resource, potentially the greatest resource that an organization possessed” William A. Cohen, Ph.D. One of the most difficult challenges that employers are currently facing is finding excellent and talented employees to work for their companies. For one, resume falsifications has become notoriously rampant in the employment world. Moreover, it is now hard to find people with integrity, people whom you can have absolute trust in. An equally difficult task is to keep the bad kinds of employees out of your company. You may be very cautious with your hiring process but you will still sometimes end up with employees that give you nothing but bouts of headaches which creates employee discontent and morale issues. To help you attract and retain good employees and repel bad ones, the organization should have in place the following characteristics: a. solid reputation; b. provide clear job objectives; c. present challenges and learning opportunities; d...
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...ASSIGNMENT NO. 2 TALENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PAPER TABLE OF CONTENT I. Executive Summary…………………………………………………...............3 II. Introduction…………………………………………………………................4 III. What is the meaning and nature of talent or global talent management and succession planning in particular organizational contexts?.................................5 IV. What are the key challenges faced by organizations in their approach to talent management?.......................................................................................................7 V. What are the measures of success/critical success factors for talent management initiatives for both the management of the organization and its employees?......9 VI. Conclusion……………………………………………………………..….....13 VII. Bibliography & Reference..……………………………….…………………14 TALENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PAPER By Ramy Emam Page 2 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What is talent management? Wide variations exist in how the term ‘talent’ is defined across differing sectors, and organizations may prefer to adopt their own interpretations rather than accepting universal or prescribed definitions. That said, it is helpful to start with a broad definition and, from our research, we have developed a working definition for both ‘talent’ and ‘talent management’: Talent consists of those individuals who can make a difference to organizational performance...
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... The talent management program That led to Success for the Company Bank of America believes successful global leadership development is a mix of three essentials: global consistencies, cultural distinctive and individual ownership. Aligning, teaching and developing key leaders from across the enterprise are main facts of their consistent approach. According tone of the articles of Carter (founder and CEO of Best Practice Institute and the author of several books, including Best Practices in Leadership Development) at Talent Management’s web site, “Participants of their Accelerated Development Program include 80 to 100 high-potential leaders identified from a pool of 5,000 nominees as the bank’s next generation of senior leaders”. The author Carter adds that “The curriculum is a blend of self-paced, Web-enabled content, instructor-led classroom learning, assessment, coaching and ongoing, virtual instructor-led learning”. Carter asserts that, program participants are assigned to coaches from Bank of America’s HR community who know the company culture and live and work in the same region or business unit as those they are coaching (Carter, 2012). Bank of America's overall philosophy of talent management and development is determined by seven base doctrines that create a mindset which penetrate across the company’s executive line. This company has always kept the leadership in talent management in the banking...
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...TALENT MANAGEMENT AT GOVERNMENT -LINKED COMPANIES (GLCs) Transformation • Innovation • Partnership © August 2009 Malaysia Productivity Corporation Talent Management at Government Linked Companies (GLCs) Page 2 Table of Content Preface Introduction 3 4 Talent Management at Government-linked Companies (GLC) Transformation • Innovation • Partnership Talent Management and GLC defined 5 Insights on TNB (Tenaga Nasional Berhad) 8 Insights on MAS (Malaysia Airlines) Summary 11 15 Talent Management at Government Linked Companies (GLCs) Page 3 Preface In today’s global business environment, talent becomes the potentially powerful source of competitive advantage. Talent management is the fundamental building block to creating an organisation that is capable of learning, innovating and changing, as well as executing new processes. Finding, acquiring and retaining the right talent complemented by correct management and support are necessary for sustainable competitiveness. This research explores the aspects of talent management among Government-linked companies (GLC) in Malaysia. The Government’s Orange Book on Strengthening Leadership Development of December 2006 provides insights into the transformation processes of GLC in talent management. The Orange book sets out a framework to assess and strengthen company-wide leadership development through talent management. With these in mind, initiatives were taken to research talent management initiatives...
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