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In today’s business world, talent development is more crucial than ever. In the aftermath of COVID-19, businesses must reorient. At the same time, they must adapt to the problems provided by technology’s inevitable march. Most businesses will have little choice but to upskill and reskill their personnel. As a result, investment in talent development now will almost certainly pay off in the future. Let’s take a look at what talent development entails.

WHAT TALENT DEVELOPMENT LOOKS LIKE 

Talent Development is a sequence of processes aimed at attracting high-potential people. It also aspires to attract, develop, and retain outstanding talent. Seventy-eight percent of leaders say that skill-building is crucial to long-term growth.

It’s a part of human resource management and performance management. Businesses use talent development to unearth latent talent within their organizations.

The terms “talent” and “skills” are not interchangeable. When it comes to spotting talent, you want to seek employees who have untapped potential. You’ll then be able to teach them the skills they’ll need to realize their full potential.

You may help high-potential employees advance their careers by teaching them new skills. At the same time, you accelerate your company’s progress toward its objectives.

WHY IS TALENT DEVELOPMENT SO IMPORTANT? 

Businesses are noticing a widening skills gap in every industry and area. Eighty-seven percent of organizations in the world are aware of or expect to have a skills gap in the coming years.

Expectations among employees have shifted as well. Millennials make up the largest generation in the workforce, are the most challenging generation to keep engaged, and thus the most inclined to switch professions.

They prefer companies that assist them in honing their skills and abilities while also favoring companies that share their ideals. Having a manager or organization invest into their skills and their future goes a long way toward establishing a lasting sense of community in your company’s ecosystem. Continued growth and development for all employees can only benefit the organization in the long term.

To stay relevant and competitive, businesses will need talent development programs.

THE BENEFITS OF TALENT DEVELOPMENT 

There are several benefits to developing your organization’s talent, some of which include:

1. Increases employee productivity and performance
2. Attracts high-potential candidates with a greater probability of longevity
3. Improvement of legal compliance for the organization
4. Creates a uniformity in staff knowledge and skills to reduce mistakes and miscommunication
5. Increased employee engagement that boosts performance and leads to higher customer satisfaction

STARTING TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Thus far, we’ve established how critical talent development is to you and your staff, as well as your organization overall. But where do you start when seeking to help your employees grow?

Below are some ideas that you can implement within your organization to provide skills-growth opportunities for your employees:

1. Employee Resource Groups or Workplace Committees: ERGs and workplace committees offer employees the chance to apply their skills in new ways while achieving a common goal or mission. These groups often have positive community impacts and leaves employees feeling fulfilled and challenged. 

• Mentoring: If a particularly talented employee is in your midst, consider pairing them with a more tenured staff member, or an employee in a department that their skills lean toward, to help them develop their skills and learn some new ones.   

• Educational Seminars/Webinars/Podcasts: If you’ve found a particularly relevant educational source that could provide your staff with a productivity boost, why not share it with the team?

• Hire A Talent Development Manager: It can help to have a dedicated person or team to stay diligently focused on talent development opportunities. These individuals will look for raw talent within and outside of your organization, assess both hard and soft skills, and well as identify skills gaps and what can be done to mitigate them.

When seeking to grow your staff’s skills, cultivating an environment of continuous learning can help boost retention while widening the available pool of talent. A staff that feels confident in their abilities also feels secure in their positions, their company, and the product of their labors. Remember, investing in their skills now can only boost company profits, customer satisfaction, and employee experience later. Setting your company up for success in the future begins by developing your talented employees today.

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