Workshop 8 (half day)
Global Talent Management: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Presenters: Colleen ONeill, Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Coordinator: Bill Sipe, Mercer Human Resource Consulting
With organizations investing an average of 36% of their revenues in their workforce combined with continued workforce globalization and massive numbers of employees in many parts of the world retiring in the next 5 years, it is no surprise that organizations view global talent management as a mission critical issue. Some of the most successful global companies engage in systematic and sophisticated succession management and workforce planning, and have established a pipeline of high potential leaders. Other companies plan to cross that bridge when they come to it. Regardless of whether global HR executives are concerned with maintaining competitive advantage by refreshing their best practice processes or responding to a future need to create new processes and tools, they have a keen interest today in whats working, whats not, and whats ahead.
This workshop is based on a research project currently underway involving an extensive literature review, interviews with leaders of top multinational firms, and a targeted survey. The purpose of the project is to gather information on best and prevailing practice strategies in such areas as early career and high-potential identification, performance management, leadership development, succession planning, workforce planning, global talent management governance (e.g., role of corporate, business units, board, etc.), and global talent management technology solutions. This workshop should be of interest to practitioners who are responsible for developing or implementing assessment or selection systems in any type of organization, either in a consulting or internal role.
This workshop is designed to help participants:
- Summarize the relevant literature on global talent management
- Discuss the talent management practices of top multinational firms
- Identify key factors to consider when developing a global talent management strategy
- Identify ways to execute key components of talent management
Colleen ONeill has 20 years of consulting experience in talent management strategy, performance and career management, leadership development, and pay and performance alignment. She has lectured widely and has published numerous articles on performance and development issues. Colleen has also served as an expert source on talent management issues for the
Atlanta Business Chronicle, Business Week, the Chicago Tribune, Investors Business
Daily, and the Wall Street Journal. Colleen has a BA in psychobiology from Oberlin College, an MS in psychology from the University of Georgia, and a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Georgia.
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