RPO and Talent Management Blog by Ochre House | Ochre Talk

I attended a Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) workshop this week hosted by ArcelorMittal, for the Ochre House HR Network. As per a previous blog, ArcelorMittal have made great progress in SWP and although this topic is widely discussed, in my experience, no one has ever shown “how” to do it. Before we go into the details, here are some key facts:
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I’ve borrowed this title from Dr Richard Ward, the Chief Executive of Lloyd’s (think insurance, not bank), where it appears in the foreword of the recent Lloyd’s Risk Index.  This report, compiled by the  Economist Intelligence Unit, represents the findings of a detailed survey of C-level business executives to assess corporate risk priorities and attitudes around the world.  The broader findings are well worth the read but the most fascinating conclusion must be that talent and skills shortages is now seen as the 2^nd highest risk faced by businesses, out of a total of 50 potential risks.  Read full post

More interrogations on diversity in the workplace.

This song was the rallying cry for the youth and ‘rainbow’ movement in the late 70’s and early 80’s. It was born out of anger and frustration at the way men and women with different sexual preferences were marginalised and attacked. In the 70s and 80s god forbid that you should have different tastes, ideas or preferences to the mainstream. (And we attacked the communist regimes…)
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Understanding your talent value proposition, finding great talent, hiring it and then keeping it isn’t getting any easier. Or is it?
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