The Talent Balance

Talent has become trendy.

Hardly a week goes by without column inches and airtime being devoted to the discussion of how organisations recruit, develop and retain it. And of course everyone knows what talent is, how to recognise it and that all organisations desperately need it!

One could be forgiven for thinking that it is unalterably associated with youth, 'young talent' being a favourite sound bite of critics, commentators and management gurus alike!

But few, if any, are willing to hazard a definition.

Even fewer say that they have found fail-safe ways of fostering it.

At Walking with Leaders we believe that everyone has talent. Many leave their talents at home when they set off for work each morning and many more have talents which are hidden because, 'we don't do it like that here.'

Talent, at its simplest, is the ability to provide what the organisation needs at the time it is needed. That could be the ability to see what no-one else sees or perhaps making things seem simple or even finding a better way of doing something.

Talent is the oil upon which every organisation depends for its continued existence in a changing world.

Does your organisation recruit 'bright young talent' only to discover that in 5 years time that they have either left or have 'not lived up to early promise'?

Do your Strategic Change plans seem to falter once the initial enthusiasm wanes?

Do you know what the changing world means for your organisation and the people you will need to recruit and retain in the future?

Join us for a workshop devoted to finding the Talent Balance© in your organisation. Discover that talent exists at every level and how to ensure you release it for the benefit of all?