Talent Management

Developing your consistently high performers is critical to an organization’s success.

There is a lot of emphasis on talent managing Gen Y’s and Gen X’s but a huge, powerful resource is in a company’s older employees.

* Zoomer employees – people over 50 years old.
* “A” Super Zoomers – women and men over 60 years old who are making a valued, significant contribution to the organization.

“A” Super Zoomers are like any “A” player — we have passion, highly developed competencies, are intense, know how to collaborate, deep problem-solver, are constantly learning, un-learning and re-learning and are positive in outlook.

The added ingredients that “A” Super Zoomers possess is that we have, over the years, accumulated a ton of competitive intelligence. We are intensely motivated to pass on what we know. We find great satisfaction watching our experience and knowledge made better by younger employees. We applaud and celebrate their innovations.

Talent managing your “A” Super Zoomers is key to leveraging and protecting a company’s competitive intelligence – a key to financial sustainability. I have had 9 such people in my life over the years. Now at 66, I have a chance to pass on their wisdom.

Your best Super Zoomers boost company performance, both directly — by working intensely at their jobs — and indirectly, by modelling, which inspires and motivates others.

It’s mission critical to invest the time and energy to keep us satisfied and engaged.

1. Understand what motivates and inspires “A” Super Zoomers.

The easiest way to find out what motivates these people is to simply ask us directly. Set up conversations to find out what we would like to be doing. What moves us to do our best? We know our time horizon is short, we are so grateful to be consulted. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have an important casting in the pipeline or just need to make a good impression, dressing on trend is a good place to start.

So read on to discover what we at Talent Management suggest for this season’s must-have pieces, colour palette choices and accessories.

COLOUR PALETTE

In just a few words, this season is all about top to tail grey, making mixing and matching easy.

Alongside the ever present blacks, rich leathery browns, and navy tones, grey basically monopolises this season’s colour palette.

So from deep charcoals and slates, to warm and cool greys, think neutral for the majority of your wardrobe.

To stay fashion forward, dress head to toe in grey garments, mixing up the look with contrasting fabrics, textures and shades.

WINTER’S MUST-HAVES

In terms of winter’s must-haves, we recommend investing in a bomber jacket. Almost every designer has shown one in their A/W collection, from Pringle of Scotland to Burberry. Lined with thick wool or faux fur, not only do they look great, but they are a lot warmer than the classic trench you may be tempted to steer towards.

Chequered ties have also made a comeback. From bold and thick patterns, to thin, subtle designs, it’s a smart look that you should find easy to incorporate in your outfit without feeling overly dressy.

Chequered shirts also remain a strong look and have filtered out onto the high street left right and centre, so shouldn’t be too difficult to hunt out.

Chunky, heavy cable knits are another fashionable, but practical must-have. Look out for them in turtle necks, muffler scarves and snoods.

And again, rugged, lace-up boots are essential for the snowy days ahead, all while being bang on trend. Wear loosely tied with skinny trousers or jeans tucked in or turned up. Read the rest of this entry »