RPO and Talent Management Blog by Ochre House | Ochre Talk

Talent succession (the identification, qualification and mapping of high performers / potential into future role / capability requirements) has long been the domain of talent management experts who scurry through the internal population to pick out the golden jewels. However, this role is changing…
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In 2009 Chiumento published an illuminating paper titled “Releasing performance: the new agenda for HR” which identifies the so called Corporate Prisoner as someone who stays with an organisation without being fully engaged. A survey of 1,000 employees confirmed that a third of the UK workforce will be looking to move jobs within two years of their participation of the survey and around 18% within six months. One category of the Corporate Prisoner population can be identified as Escapers who are plotting to leave their employer as soon as conditions allow it. This is apparently the case for up to 21.1% off all UK employees.  To compound that, 11.8% of UK employees see themselves as Economic Prisoners, who feel they cannot afford to leave their employers for financial reasons.
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For a couple of months I’ve been in search of a single whitepaper that best captured the challenge and opportunity that faces HR in 2010 and this I think captures it nicely.  We of course face great challenges as the economy shifts, exacerbated by uncertainty, but the opportunities for HR to step to the fore in terms of business strategy are irrefutable.

“Fully 56 percent of global HR leaders still do not believe that their workforces are adequately prepared to meet their organizations’ future plans. Yet as economies across the globe continue to transition from recession to recovery, there is a unique opportunity for HR leaders to take a more proactive and calculated role in facilitating this transition for their organizations. Organizing for maximum business impact, limiting top performer flight to facilitate growth, and getting the most out of HR technology investments are three keys to ensuring that HR takes a leadership role in preparing their organizations for future growth and prosperity.”  For the full article, please click here.