A new era for Talent Management?
Jan 27
My better half actually spotted this article for me in the Business Spectator and there were a couple of things that I loved about it.
1) The fact that I have now trained my better half how to spot articles that include terms like ‘talent management’.
2) That flexibility in the workplace is no longer a luxury or for those who have ‘done their time’. I have experienced this. We allow more senior workers to come and go as they please but place pressure on the younger generation if they aren’t there sweating it out from 8:30am to 5:30pm. Unless there is a reason for these time mandates- lose them!
This is particularly important because Dianne Jacobs (The Talent Advisors) says that “Three dominant demographic groups – women and the two ‘Bookend Generations’ (Gen Y and Baby Boomers) – are redefining what is expected from an employer of choice”.
get with the times!
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3) No longer are we thinking that we can be the career woman or man OR be the perfect wife/husband/mum/dad. These generations are full of talented people who are challenging previous notions of what you could or couldn’t have. People aren’t forced to make a choice and many are making both work because a healthy balance of both is what they seek to be happy.
4) Career development/management is now the responsibility of the employee. To be honest, being in my twenties these whole concept seems completely normal. Actually… to charge someone else with my own career seems insane!
5) Performance will be based on results not how much time you spend in the office. I love this concept and ROWE principles. Mainly because I like to stay long in the office when I’m really onto something or just call it a day and take a break if I know I’m not being productive.
All positives- bring it on now I say! 
