This week in Talent: Katie takes the reins for the final time and shares 5 top tips for connecting Talent to business outcomes, her ‘deer in the headlights’ moment, the use of metrics in building her promotion runsheet, and more!
Hello fellow TWITs, for my last article I want to take this opportunity to thank the team at ATC for allowing me the opportunity to impart some TA knowledge and develop my writing skills! Happy reading …. until next time…
An executive came up to me about 10 years ago and asked one question that has stuck with me: “what has your team achieved in the last month that has helped our business progress?”
I was like a deer in the headlights. I was stumbling, my head racing. Could I remember anything in that moment? – NO. Could I articulate what our strategy was? NO. I felt like a failure. I thought that, maybe, my days as a leader were over.
Lucky for me, this person loved our team, and he knew the hard work and long hours we put in to achieve the hiring outcomes he and the other executives needed for success. With a big smile, he looked at me and said from now on, have an answer to this question.
He said to be ready to promote your team and to talk about the challenges. Be aligned on what success looks like to them. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Often the metrics these stakeholders care about are time, cost, and quality of hire. You’re the expert for talent, not them!
From that day on, I have used metrics to build my promotion runsheet so when I get asked that big question, I have the top three things ready to go. This might be our strategy, new innovations, simplification, shout-outs, untapping new candidate markets, refreshed branding content, cost savings, or capability uplifting.
For those aspiring to better connect talent performance to business and workforce outcomes, here are my top 5 tips:
A lot of my time as a TA Leader is spent promoting my team’s positive achievements. I do this widely to P&C business partners, functional teams, and site operations. I constantly lean into showcasing the wins, collaborating widely and building personal brands.
Think about what you can do to showcase your individual and your team’s high performance and how it is truly moving your business forward!
Articles that have sparked my interest this week….
Employers providing holistic packages that heavily focus on wellbeing, balance, and respectful workplaces, beats “throwing money” at candidates.
What we appear to continue to miss is the context setting. The “why” and how strategies link back to purpose. Sounds right… yet companies still get this part wrong!
Trends, market insights, and research should underpin any plan on a page you are developing. This will be your guiding light to connect company vision to tactical deliverables on the ground.
Soaring cost of living patterns are scary. It is even scarier to think how the next generation will get into stable accommodation and be able to get up for work everyday and feel engaged. What employee benefits could (or should) be sharped around accommodation? Who out there is looking at this for their employees already?
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