People In Aid Blog

Reflections from Day 3

peopleinaid — Sat, 22 May 2010 08:48:02 +0000

The Performance Enhancer: The 24 Hour Rule

peopleinaid — Fri, 21 May 2010 07:20:13 +0000

The Performance Enhancer Podcast from Mike Johnson: The 24 Hour Rule.

The 24 hour rule

Let us know what you think? Any themes you would like for the future

Key reflection from Masterclass on “Integrated solutions for strategic talent management”

peopleinaid — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:58:12 +0000

Key reflection from Masterclass on “Identifying talent”

peopleinaid — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:29:26 +0000

Key reflection from Masterclass on “Developing and using a competency framework to complement talent management”

peopleinaid — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:35:42 +0000

Reflections from day 2

peopleinaid — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:30:23 +0000

Talent management – is it possible in a small NGO

peopleinaid — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:14:47 +0000

Have you any experience of managing talent in a small organisation? I am concerned that as a small organisation where we have limited opportunities to offer promotion or manage careers,will raise expectations we can’t manage by talking about talent? What are your thoughts or experience of talent management in small organisations? I’d welcome your comments.

Key message from Day 1 by Tine Huus, Nokia

peopleinaid — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:43:21 +0000

How people use the word ‘talent’

peopleinaid — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:13:19 +0000

I’m interested in how different people use the word talent. Some appear to mean special individuals with exceptional capabilities, capabilities that would prove successful in virtually any environment. Some appear to mean the distinctive gifts or capabilities that each person is endowed with. I’m curious about the former definition because it begs interesting questions about what constitutes ‘successful’ and what the relationship is between talent and environment. For instance, it’s possible to imagine a very capable person with exceptional expertise who nevertheless has an unhelpful attitude, dubious ethical character or feels no engagement with or commitment to the team or organisation and its goals. It’s equally possible to imagine a person who is very capable and successful in one environment but fails to succeed in a different environment. So, when we consider questions of talent, I believe it’s also useful to consider wider questions of attitude, character, engagement and fit.

First reaction from colleagues at the HHR Conference 2010 in Paris

peopleinaid — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:18:38 +0000