{"id":25764,"date":"2013-11-28T04:26:44","date_gmt":"2013-11-28T02:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2013\/11\/6-ways-to-effectively-manage-talent-and-build-leadership\/"},"modified":"2013-11-28T04:26:44","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T02:26:44","slug":"6-ways-to-effectively-manage-talent-and-build-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/6-ways-to-effectively-manage-talent-and-build-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"6 ways to effectively manage talent and build leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The topic of this year\u2019s convention held by the Institute of People Management, was HR inspiring the new revolution. If we think about the \u2018new revolution\u2019 as a global organisation, the key challenge for us is about productivity and how we can get more out of the resources we have. In this highly competitive world, the only way we can continue to compete is by increasing productivity.<\/p>\n

How can you do this?<\/p>\n

The only thing, says Mike Fraser \u2013 President of Human Resources at BHP Billiton \u2013 that can positively impact a company\u2019s productivity is its leadership; how well they \u201cwalk what they talk\u201d and how they manage the talent that flows into the business.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally effective succession management and leadership development processes have to be grounded in, for example, high performance and sustainable transformation. Organisations must be aware that the only way you can deliver on high performance and productivity is through people and the only way you get people engaged in this journey is through effective leaders who listen as much as tell,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

6 methods to manage talent in your organisation and groom future leaders:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Identify talent early<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a large organisation, there are a lot of positions that need to be filled. As part of the management structure in such an organisation, you need to recognise this when you think about developing leadership talent in the company. This means you must focus on the bottom end of your talent pipeline to make sure you\u2019re getting the right people into your organisation.<\/p>\n

Two very successful ways of doing this is through:<\/p>\n