Comments for Soller thoughts http://sollerthoughts.com Thought leadership for progressive organizations Mon, 07 May 2012 13:25:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Strategic talent management – how companies identify the top talent? by swapnil http://sollerthoughts.com/2012/05/04/strategic-talent-management/#comment-244 swapnil Mon, 07 May 2012 13:25:33 +0000 http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/?p=765#comment-244 Hey Sameer, Thanks for stopping by and commenting on the article :-). Yes the above steps are done in amdocs for sure. More or less other organizations also take similar steps. Some of them also have a matrix called 'Motivation to work matrix'. The basis of this matrix is to know how motivated the employees feel working for the organization, however talented and capable they are, a mitigation plan needs to be created for these people for either retaining them or letting them go. What I wrote above were some of the common steps of talent identification done within companies. As such talent identification is a big phase which also includes activities such as defining the talent pipeline, creating competency based recruitment policies, talent hunting, succession planning and etc. I would hopefully write more articles on this topic during my series on talent management within companies, with a focus on building innovative organizations. Hey Sameer,

Thanks for stopping by and commenting on the article :-) . Yes the above steps are done in amdocs for sure. More or less other organizations also take similar steps. Some of them also have a matrix called ‘Motivation to work matrix’. The basis of this matrix is to know how motivated the employees feel working for the organization, however talented and capable they are, a mitigation plan needs to be created for these people for either retaining them or letting them go.

What I wrote above were some of the common steps of talent identification done within companies. As such talent identification is a big phase which also includes activities such as defining the talent pipeline, creating competency based recruitment policies, talent hunting, succession planning and etc.

I would hopefully write more articles on this topic during my series on talent management within companies, with a focus on building innovative organizations.

]]> Comment on Strategic talent management – how companies identify the top talent? by Sameer Prabhu http://sollerthoughts.com/2012/05/04/strategic-talent-management/#comment-242 Sameer Prabhu Sun, 06 May 2012 14:29:26 +0000 http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/?p=765#comment-242 Hey Swapnil, My first article of your's. Nice one albeit a few thoughts: 1) The above ones are what we follow in Amdocs. Would be nice to read what other organizations have 2) I feel talent grid should not be based on what supervisor feels about his/her performance. I think it should be parameter based against which the person can be rated and weighted. This would give more scientific way of assessing and putting a person in the talent grid Would definitely be reading more of your articles. Hey Swapnil,

My first article of your’s. Nice one albeit a few thoughts:
1) The above ones are what we follow in Amdocs. Would be nice to read what other organizations have
2) I feel talent grid should not be based on what supervisor feels about his/her performance. I think it should be parameter based against which the person can be rated and weighted. This would give more scientific way of assessing and putting a person in the talent grid

Would definitely be reading more of your articles.

]]> Comment on Strategic talent management – talent challenges in IT industry by Riaz Mulla http://sollerthoughts.com/2012/04/30/strategic-talent-management-talent-challenges-in-it-industry/#comment-236 Riaz Mulla Thu, 03 May 2012 02:36:23 +0000 http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/?p=749#comment-236 Swapnil, very valid points. Talent mgmt is generally managed as a series of training programs and and the only differentiation is by getting some senior / expensive trainers or sending people to glamorous external workshops by industry experts. They help but only so much. There are two major challenges. One at the beginning which is about how you identify your top talent. Are the appraisal ratings the only way? Lot of grievance happens at this stage. The second challenge as you have rightly put it is in the end i.e. after the training program. It is now a recognized misnomer that just because training has happened there will be change (and hence the clamor for training RoI). Change will happen only after the trained talent is given the right opportunities and provided a mentor / coach as they start to apply the learnings. The current practice of providing on the job mentors while principally correct is not reaping much success because the mentoring is considered to be an activity to be done along with your usual tasks with no additional bandwidth. The mentor is often an in-demand employee workwise and hence is not able to spare the required time and energy to the effort. Swapnil, very valid points. Talent mgmt is generally managed as a series of training programs and and the only differentiation is by getting some senior / expensive trainers or sending people to glamorous external workshops by industry experts. They help but only so much.
There are two major challenges. One at the beginning which is about how you identify your top talent. Are the appraisal ratings the only way? Lot of grievance happens at this stage.
The second challenge as you have rightly put it is in the end i.e. after the training program. It is now a recognized misnomer that just because training has happened there will be change (and hence the clamor for training RoI). Change will happen only after the trained talent is given the right opportunities and provided a mentor / coach as they start to apply the learnings. The current practice of providing on the job mentors while principally correct is not reaping much success because the mentoring is considered to be an activity to be done along with your usual tasks with no additional bandwidth. The mentor is often an in-demand employee workwise and hence is not able to spare the required time and energy to the effort.

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]]> Comment on Is little cheating now part of ethics?– Stories by Swapnil http://sollerthoughts.com/2011/11/30/is-little-cheating-now-part-of-ethics-stories/#comment-217 Swapnil Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:58:47 +0000 http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/2011/11/30/is-little-cheating-now-part-of-ethics-stories/#comment-217 Guess, you must be feeling lil low that the hiring company did not fulfill the promise. To get you in, do you think they used lil cheating method? Guess, you must be feeling lil low that the hiring company did not fulfill the promise. To get you in, do you think they used lil cheating method?

]]> Comment on Is little cheating now part of ethics?– Stories by Ashu http://sollerthoughts.com/2011/11/30/is-little-cheating-now-part-of-ethics-stories/#comment-216 Ashu Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:07:27 +0000 http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/2011/11/30/is-little-cheating-now-part-of-ethics-stories/#comment-216 Well we need to consider the other aspect too , I switched job just two months back because I wanted to work on something I really liked, I had 3 offers from different companies , I took the one with the lowest pay just because they were offering me a work profile that i always wanted to work on , i declined the other two offers , and now when i joined this company ,I am being asked to work something very different from what i was promised.the reason being given to me is the changing business requirement. Well we need to consider the other aspect too , I switched job just two months back because I wanted to work on something I really liked, I had 3 offers from different companies , I took the one with the lowest pay just because they were offering me a work profile that i always wanted to work on , i declined the other two offers , and now when i joined this company ,I am being asked to work something very different from what i was promised.the reason being given to me is the changing business requirement.

]]> Comment on Is little cheating now part of ethics?– Stories by Thulasiram Gopalakrishna http://sollerthoughts.com/2011/11/30/is-little-cheating-now-part-of-ethics-stories/#comment-215 Thulasiram Gopalakrishna Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:42:42 +0000 http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/2011/11/30/is-little-cheating-now-part-of-ethics-stories/#comment-215 Very true Swapnil. I am in agreement with you. Sorry,I felt too carried away with the Story2 presented and missed your question.Competition,Lack of awareness,all have their role to play,but,majorly conscience has partly gone a little numb somewhere and as as you say, we do not want to hurt our super ego,for being a cheater. And yes,a little bit of corruption,is now ethically acceptable.Even semiconductors behave well when doped moderately :-) Very true Swapnil. I am in agreement with you. Sorry,I felt too carried away with the Story2 presented and missed your question.Competition,Lack of awareness,all have their role to play,but,majorly conscience has partly gone a little numb somewhere and as as you say, we do not want to hurt our super ego,for being a cheater.

And yes,a little bit of corruption,is now ethically acceptable.Even semiconductors behave well when doped moderately :-)

]]> Comment on Is little cheating now part of ethics?– Stories by Swapnil http://sollerthoughts.com/2011/11/30/is-little-cheating-now-part-of-ethics-stories/#comment-214 Swapnil Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:08:22 +0000 http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/2011/11/30/is-little-cheating-now-part-of-ethics-stories/#comment-214 Thulasiram, nice comment but I still feel that somewhere in everyone's life we have inculcated 'little cheating' as an acceptable criteria. If you look at roads, the way vehicles are parked around the signals also tells you how people cheat in generally. The basic situation here is the fact that 'do we feel we are cheating?' and we do it only till the time we do not feel we are. We do not want to hurt our super ego for being a cheater. Thulasiram, nice comment but I still feel that somewhere in everyone’s life we have inculcated ‘little cheating’ as an acceptable criteria. If you look at roads, the way vehicles are parked around the signals also tells you how people cheat in generally. The basic situation here is the fact that ‘do we feel we are cheating?’ and we do it only till the time we do not feel we are. We do not want to hurt our super ego for being a cheater.

]]> Comment on Is little cheating now part of ethics?– Stories by Thulasiram Gopalakrishna http://sollerthoughts.com/2011/11/30/is-little-cheating-now-part-of-ethics-stories/#comment-213 Thulasiram Gopalakrishna Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:43:33 +0000 http://sollerthoughts.co.uk/2011/11/30/is-little-cheating-now-part-of-ethics-stories/#comment-213 In my opinion,Ethics are (mostly) based on the personal values and induces a behaviour, with certain degree of predictability,which guides in forming policies.Be it personal,corporate,governmental.. anything.It is when this predictability is compromised,by and to a large extent,a review of policy is required. It is no wonder that corporates are cautious about these facts and will come up with a ready mitigation. In my opinion,Ethics are (mostly) based on the personal values and induces a behaviour, with certain degree of predictability,which guides in forming policies.Be it personal,corporate,governmental.. anything.It is when this predictability is compromised,by and to a large extent,a review of policy is required.

It is no wonder that corporates are cautious about these facts and will come up with a ready mitigation.

]]> Comment on Using The Minto Pyramid Principle (SCQA Technique) for effective storytelling / presentation by Swapnil http://sollerthoughts.com/2009/11/21/using-the-minto-pyramid-principle-scqa-technique-for-effective-storytelling-presentation/#comment-97 Swapnil Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:52:29 +0000 http://sollers.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/using-the-minto-pyramid-principle-scqa-technique-for-effective-storytelling-presentation/#comment-97 It could be. Both have rather same intention! It could be. Both have rather same intention!

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