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HRM and talent management
 Anastasia Vitkovskaya

Talent Management - what does it mean?

¹5(11) (16.06.2006)

Thesis 1

If we want people to use their abilities for a company’s good fortune, then we must admit that they are in possession of these abilities. So if we speak about talent management it means that we speak about the management of people’s abilities.

Thesis 2

If we want them to take part in managing the company and in putting our decisions into practice, we must admit that they are capable of doing it. For this purpose we must know what abilities we have at our disposal, and use those abilities. When we involve people in te discussion of our company’ strategy, afterwards they feel that they have worked out this strategy themselves. And it is difficult to resist something that you have created yourself.

To turn a person into a self-motivating system is the aim of any company. And however cynical it may seem, any key factors may be used to weaken the system of assessment and criticism, and to make the values of the company UNDOUBTEDLY meaningful for the employees.

Thesis 3

If we consider people as intellectual beings who can use their thoughts either for or against the company’s benefit, and if they disagree with the decisions that they have to carry out, then a question arises, “To what extent is the organization homogeneous and united in order to achieve the aims that we strategically declare?” Talent management is an ability to use other people in order to achieve the aims of the organization. When we speak about an organizing process we often forget that it is not only its structure, aims or mission but also, and first of all, it is people.

We all admit that at times it is difficult to communicate with people – our friends and family, but, for some reason we suppose that it must be easier at work, as if there we have a magic button, and when we push it people just go and obediently do what they are told. We keep forgetting that people around us have their own thoughts and ideas, and it is necessary to convince them that what they do is right…

Of course, we can use financial factors and pay them more money for fulfilling the task silently, without asking questions. And what if there is not the sufficient amount of money or they are not satisfied with it? What can you give them instead? This is their future, their dream, their joy and interest. Sooner or later a person reaches the highest point of his financial growth. What sustains him further? People must feel that they are loved in the company. People are different: some of them like freedom, others like to be led. Companies also vary. So there are different companies for different people. Our task is to find the people who we would want to have and who would want to be with us.


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