Think Tank hosted by Orange - By invitation only

The economic crisis has heightened the need for a stronger leadership pipeline and has made talent management a business priority. It has also created new realities for companies and set new priorities in relation to talent management and development. Organisations are increasingly realising that the long-range future of an organisation rests with their middle managers; after all, this is the talent pool that is business critical and will ultimately form the leadership group of tomorrow.

At this small workshop for HR Directors and Heads of Talent we aim to explore the latest thinking on Talent Management Strategies for this “Magnificent Middle” which is often overlooked. We will be discussing and exploring what organisations are doing to identify, develop, deploy and retain their middle management through round table discussions, questioning and case studies. The aim for the afternoon is to build a “Best Practice” Talent Management Framework including ROI.

This think tank will be hosted by Karam Grewal, Head of Leadership Development and Talent at Orange.

Agenda:

• Orange Case Study – The Orange Talent Management Framework 
• Case studies from attending delegates

Discussions points:

 - Delegates to share with the group their own overall Talent Management Practices. What practices do they have in place for Middle Management layer?

• Methodologies, tools, technology, resource and budget 
• What is working well, challenges& gaps

 - Building a Talent Management Framework for middle managers against the following building blocks:

• Talent Identification,
• Talent Development
• Talent Deployment
• Succession Management
• Retention

 - Talent Management Strategies and ROI against low resource and budget intensity versus high resource and budget intensity

 - How to get Board sponsorship and embed into the culture

Event Details:
Date: Thursday 21st January 2009
Time: 12:30 – 17:00 (networking and buffet lunch provided 12:30 -13:00)
Venue: Orange Centre Office, London

Attendance at this event is by invitation only. If you would like to find out more information please contact Prashanie Dharmadasa on 0208 541 8496.