Developing talent is too often an overlooked skill of managers.
The Harvard Business Review reports today that talent recruitment, particularly identifying talent before others see it and finding the best role of each employee is essential to being a great manager.
To do so, managers need to look past traditional hiring tactics and look at hiring from seven new perspectives: think ahead, focus on the right traits, look internally, think inclusively, be data-driven, think collectively and help employees meet their potential. Doing so is said to help boost diversity and spur creativity and innovation.
HBR recommends managers, much like they ask of their employees, keep a five-year hiring plan, thinking ahead to a long-term strategy for talent growth.
Managers should also weigh soft skills, like emotional intelligence, drive and learnability, against hard skills that litter a resume. To build diversity and inclusivity, those in hiring positions should work to reject the tendency to hire people who remind them of themselves. A diverse workgroup with complementary skill sets will be more creative and statistically lead to improved financial results. Read the full story here.
