People Matters - September 2021

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The Great War for Talent

Best talents remain elusive irrespective of the market dynamic. After the great round of layoffs led by the pandemic, organizations are now scuffling to win the war for talent. Workers are quitting or switching jobs in droves which some economists have dubbed the ‘Great Resignation’. Four million people left the US workplace in April 2021. This issue of our magazine attempts to decode how organizations can win the war for talent amid the continuing uncertainty.

Lessons From Tokyo Olympics 2020

Newsmaker of the month

2 mins

IN THE HYBRID WORLD, ORGANISATIONS' FOCUS SHOULD GO BEYOND JUST ‘WHERE' PEOPLE WORK: IBM'S NICKLE LAMOREAUX

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH US, NICKLE LAMOREAUX, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER, IBM TOUCHES UPON SOME OF THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT ASPECTS OF THE NEW WORLD OF WORK INCLUDING THE HYBRID WORK CONUNDRUM, LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE CRISIS, WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION, TOP PRIORITIES OF IBM, AND MORE

10 mins

The Hiring, Training, And Retention Of Fresh Graduates

Every company will have its own approach for evaluating new, recently-graduated candidates, and for onboarding and training them to get the best results. One thing is consistent throughout, though: a great deal of patience and hand-holding

5 mins

The great war for talent

Despite the economic carnage wrought by the pandemic, the war for talent is set to intensify in 2021 and beyond. Can you win the impending war?

3 mins

HOW COMPANIES ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT WILL DETERMINE THE BROADER TALENT IMPLICATIONS: AMY GOLDFINGER

Amy Goldfinger, SVP, Global Talent at Walmart throws light on how to streamline talent management strategies to attract and retain the best possible talent in the face of the great resignation

6 mins

ORGANISATIONS NEED TO MASTER STRATEGIC THINKING ON CAPABILITY BUILDING: PETER CHEESE

We should train managers across levels in how to manage more diverse teams and ways of working, to maintain connections and to demonstrate empathy, as well as fairness in how people are treated, says Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of CIPD

9 mins

GREAT RESIGNATION IS A MOVEMENT THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR LONG INTO A NEW ERA OF WORK, IN WHICH TALENT LEADS: NELL DERICK DEBEVOISE

Leaders should integrate an approach of purposeful leadership throughout talent strategies, beginning with recruiting —to win the war for talent, says Nell Derick Debevoise, speaker, author, and entrepreneur, and Founder and CEO - Inspiring Capital

5 mins

SUPPORTING EMPLOYEE JOURNEY IS CRUCIAL TO RETAINING TALENT: PRESIDENT & GROUP HEAD, HR, THOMAS COOK INDIA

Majority of the businesses suffered for parting ways with long time employees. It’s important for leaders to explain the future roadmap of the organisation and make sure the vision stays clear and gets buy-in from key stakeholders, says Mona Cheriyan, President & Group Head, Human Resources at Thomas Cook India

6 mins

ORGANISATIONS MUST LEVERAGE CAPABILITIES AND RESOURCES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS TO WIN THE WAR FOR TALENT: EY'S SAMIR BEDI

Companies must go beyond their own efforts to buy or build capabilities. They will need to intentionally consider how to best tap on existing ecosystems to leverage capabilities and resources through partnerships and collaborations, says Samir Bedi, EY asean Workforce advisory Leader

5 mins

WINNING THE POST-PANDEMIC HYBRID TALENT RACE

Winning the talent race will warrant organisations to consider the new work patterns that may be offered as part of the employee value proposition and evaluate how they manage a hybrid workforce to ensure future success

6 mins

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