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As a business leader, you may
not consider yourself a talent
builder, but it is an increasingly
important function. Not too long
ago, individuals would come to
work looking for a nice pension
and job security. Now a growing
number of individuals who join
the workforce are looking for
more than money. They are
looking for ways to grow their
skills and make a positive impact
on the community. For a leader,
let’s see how this provides
opportunities and challenges.
Today’s career path for those
joining the workforce includes
many stops along the way. Each
career stop, or new job position,
is an opportunity to learn new
skills and add to an individual’s
work capabilities.
When looking for talent to join
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how current employees can
contribute to the bottom line, but
how you, as a business leader,
can contribute to their career
path. As a business leader, you
know that the employees are the
most important asset of your
organization. Leveraging the
potential these individuals bring
to work can greatly enhance your
business’s competitive success.
In this highly competitive
environment, it’s necessary
to consider how to utilize a
broader range of talent to meet
your goals. Allowing employees
to develop new skill sets can
help immensely. Teams can be
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opportunities to grow their
skill set and tackle problems
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ways. If you spend time with
your employees, learning more
about their past experiences
and backgrounds, you might be
surprised at the amount of talent
you have that is underutilized.
When we work with our business
clients, we engage in in-depth
inquiries about the hidden skills
and talents their employeesmight
possess. We have the company
employees complete personality,
learning style, and leadership
development assessments. In
every case, we discover talent
attributes that can be developed
to help them perform better at
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this broadened array of talent to
further develop their business
as well as identify ways to
broaden opportunities for their
employees. Think of yourself as
a talent builder coordinating and
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members bring to work. Such
a perspective allows the same
How to Build
a Talent-rich Workforce
BY ANN N. GATTY, PH.D.
SOAR TO SUCCESS / MARCH 2017 / Business Acceleration Strategies