Dear All,
Hiring is a never ending process but just think of how many companies take intiatives to retain the talent and nurture them up. I just came browsing Michael Jackson's site and came across this great article and thought of sharing it amongst the HR Folks.
Michael Jackson's death leaves a remarkable legacy as a global icon and as one the greatest musicians ever. Unfortunately despite his ups and downs, there is one important HR lesson that stands out.
Hiring or having great talent isn't enough. Talent must be nurtured to achieve true greatness.
Michael Jackson's enormous talent was spotted at age 8 by Motown. He experienced much success as a member of the Jackson 5. Qunicy Jones,a gifted songwriter and producer nurtured Michael's talent. Together, they co-produced the “Off the Wall” and “Thriller” albums. Michael could not have been a accomplished music star without the genius, leadership and partnership of Quincy Jones.
The lesson for HR here is that just having or hiring talented people is not enough. They must be put in an environment that nurtures them with effective leadership and collaboration in order for that talent to thrive and achieve true greatness.
One cannot have a bunch of highly talented, hard charging, type "A" personalities into a room and expect them to work together productively. An organisation needs to have great leaders at all levels, who can bring together "A" players, get them to collaborate, get them to keep their egos in check, establish business priorities and tradeoffs and channel their best collective energies into business objectives. Like Quincy did with Michael
As HR professionals, we should ensure that there are HR initiatives and programs in place for grooming and developing the “Michael Jacksons” in your organization…and that these initiatives are NOT cut because of the tough economy, but remain a key business priority in order for your organization to thrive as we emerge from the recession.
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From India, Coimbatore
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746Hiring is a never ending process but just think of how many companies take intiatives to retain the talent and nurture them up. I just came browsing Michael Jackson's site and came across this great article and thought of sharing it amongst the HR Folks.
Michael Jackson's death leaves a remarkable legacy as a global icon and as one the greatest musicians ever. Unfortunately despite his ups and downs, there is one important HR lesson that stands out.
Hiring or having great talent isn't enough. Talent must be nurtured to achieve true greatness.
Michael Jackson's enormous talent was spotted at age 8 by Motown. He experienced much success as a member of the Jackson 5. Qunicy Jones,a gifted songwriter and producer nurtured Michael's talent. Together, they co-produced the “Off the Wall” and “Thriller” albums. Michael could not have been a accomplished music star without the genius, leadership and partnership of Quincy Jones.
The lesson for HR here is that just having or hiring talented people is not enough. They must be put in an environment that nurtures them with effective leadership and collaboration in order for that talent to thrive and achieve true greatness.
One cannot have a bunch of highly talented, hard charging, type "A" personalities into a room and expect them to work together productively. An organisation needs to have great leaders at all levels, who can bring together "A" players, get them to collaborate, get them to keep their egos in check, establish business priorities and tradeoffs and channel their best collective energies into business objectives. Like Quincy did with Michael
As HR professionals, we should ensure that there are HR initiatives and programs in place for grooming and developing the “Michael Jacksons” in your organization…and that these initiatives are NOT cut because of the tough economy, but remain a key business priority in order for your organization to thrive as we emerge from the recession.
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From India, Coimbatore
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