Strategic Human Resource Management

Sustainable Talent Management

Abstract

The following paper will determine which performance management process that should be employed to measure employee talent. It will analyze the key concepts related to the talent pools and the talent review processes along with develop appropriate talent management objectives to measure functional expertise. This paper will also assess the key elements of global talent management as they apply to an organization and recommend a process that optimizes a sustainable talent management process.

Sustainable Talent Management

Determine which performance management process you will employ to measure employee talent.

Performance management is the systematic process by which an agency involves its employees, as individuals and members of a group, in improving organizational effectiveness in the accomplishment of agency mission and goals (U.S. OPM, 2012). There are several steps that can be employed to measure employee talent which include:

Developing clear job descriptions and employee performance plans which includes the key skill areas.

Selecting the right set of people by implementing an appropriate selection process.

Negotiating requirements and performance standards for measuring the outcome and overall productivity against the predefined benchmarks.

Providing continuous coaching and feedback during the period of delivery of performance.

Identifying the training and development needs by measuring the outcomes achieved against the set standards and implementing effective development programs for improvement.

Holding routine performance development discussions and evaluating employee performance on the basis of performance plans.

Designing effective compensation and reward systems for recognizing those employees who excel in their jobs by achieving the set standards in accordance with the performance plans.

Providing career development support and guidance to the employees.

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