Crossing the Talent Chasm

THEMES AND OVERVIEWS

Never let it be said that we live in uninteresting times!   Recruiting, employee and leadership development, as well as succession planning and performance management are all undergoing rapid change.

The usual tools and practices are suspect.  Sourcing talent is moving toward social networks leaving the role of job boards in question. Email is getting to be old hat and Twitter has gained new respect as a recruiting tool. Organisations are challenged to find the best way to develop leaders when the usual financial measures are in doubt. Generational issues and organisational restructuring are changing the talent requirements for many firms and upsetting the careful planning of a few years ago.

In some areas we face massive talent shortages and in other areas we have a surfeit of talent. Some organisations are top heavy with Baby Boomers who are not inclined to retire quite yet, given the economy. Yet other firms are struggling to find enough interested and qualified graduates.

The fourth annual Australasian Talent Conference was held in Sydney and took on these issues with a slate of speakers and workshop presenters from around the globe. Talent management is crossing over into new territory and we will need scouts and guides to help us make the journey. That’s why we called this year’s conference Crossing the Talent Chasm To A Post GFC World: Better People. Better Results. 

This year’s speakers addressed a range of issues from social media and employment branding to leadership development, virtual recruiting and learning environments.  And, while we provided our delegates with tangible tools and actionable ideas, we also stretched their thinking.

As Albert Einstein said, “No problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it.” So our hope is that we will give you ideas and introduce technologies that are outside the box and that will provide a different perspective on the issues.