Winning the Talent Wars

Leadership and an Effective Team

Objectives
Participants will understand that human capital is their companys greatest asset. Participants will understand that effective leadership will result in the best use of their talent. Participants will learn how to understand their own leadership style and how to use it to manage their team. Participants will learn how to evaluate their teams strengths and weaknesses.

Human Capital
Skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual or population, viewed in terms of their value or cost to an organization. Your most important resource Should be your most valuable resource. Who is your human capital? Where is your human capital?

Who Before What

Leaders of companies that go from good to great start not with where but with who. They start by getting the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats. And they stick with that disciplinefirst the people, then the directionno matter how dire the circumstances. ~ Jim Collins

Heres What I Mean

Performance Driven Objectives Set objectives and develop capabilities to fill performance gaps Sales, customer service, technology, etc. Organizational/team performance Were problems solved? Short: months or weeks Talent-Driven Develop organizational capabilities driven by competencies Leadership development, mentorship, new-hire onboarding Talent gaps, skill shortages, engagement, culture Where talent gaps filled or solved? Long: multiple quarters or years

Trainings Drivers Evaluation Timeline

What is Talent Management

All of the things that organizations do to help their team(s) perform the best they can each and every day to support their organizations goals and objectives. ~ Larry Israelite

Leadership: Its not about you

Leaders build and develop effective teams. Leaders set the tone, facilitate policy and strategy development, manage accountability and quality. Process, not individual driven.
Policies and practices to get the team to its goal. Supports, resources, and motivation.

Organization and team should survive thrive without you!

A Ineffective Team

Characteristics of an Ineffective Team

Lack of unified purpose Lack of motivation Splintered into camps with their own agendas Ambiguous (or non-existent) performance goals for itself Bad atmosphere at meetings A few people tend to dominate Some members dont carry their weight

More Characteristics
A dominant figure seeks to gain and retain power Personal feelings are hidden Disagreements are not dealt with effectively by the team No discussion of teams maintenance and needs Actions are taken before alternatives, opposing views, and threats are considered Inaction paralyzes the team

How to Support Growth & Development

Team Cohesion
Icebreaker Team-building activities Alternate leadership roles Meet with team members individually Short term partnerships Explicit expectations Equal evaluation and discipline

How to Support Growth & Development

Follow-through/Accountability
Develop an accountability plan first How is team success measured? How is individual success measured? What is the timeline? How will the process be supported? What happens if benchmarks arent met? What happens if the goal is not achieved?

Overview of a Stellar Team

Sets clear objectives for itself Sets clear processes, benchmarks, and supports for achieving goals Leadership checks in on progress regularly and even-handedly Goals and progress are data driven Everyone on the team is in the right roles.

Overview of a Stellar Team (cont)

Team makes use of a full arsenal of rewards Leader(s) knows each member of the team as an individual. Focus is on the team, not on individuals Focus is on every member of the team, not just the top.

Whats Next
Selection Development Retention Evaluation Corrective Action

Contact Info
Isaak Aronson, Ph.D. CEO, SmartStart Education Principal, Smith, Aronson & Associates www.smithandaronson.com iaronson@smithandaronson.com, 203-751-7160 Sasha Aronson Consultant, Smith, Aronson & Associates sasha55@gmail.com, 203-451-0046