Talent Management Snags: Overlooked Challenges
Most articles on talent management focus on ways to improve strategies, the importance of talent management, and its strategies. However, there are many topics that are difficult to find. If you type "talent management articles" into your Google search bar, you will find 7,040,000 results in less than a second. Yet, none cover talent management snags. These are topics where many corporations fail. We have highlighted some of them for you. A few subjects worth mentioning in talent management articles but often overlooked are:
Dress Code
Everybody knows how to dress for work, yet nobody knows how to do it right. Often, instructions are lost in words as nobody likes to pinpoint how to dress formally. Distributing office brochures during the onboarding process can be a game-changer. You can lay down the rules for formal attire, the type of wear, and the color combinations. Other important points can include tattoos, piercings, and jewelry. To implement uniformity, some organizations resort to proper uniforms, specifying the type of wear they want inside the workspace—casual, semi-formal, or formal. While in some organizations this could be a disaster, for others, like in retail, it works well. Consider what your organizational objectives are and the dress code that will align with them.
Office Romance
Another important aspect most organizations overlook is how to manage office romance. Some organizations promote it to boost employee engagement, while others try to prevent it by making employees sign clauses against relationships. According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook has implemented a dating policy to steer clear of office romance by allowing employees to ask each other out, but only once. Often, office romance can lead to sexual allegation cases, damaging the organizational reputation. No practice is inherently good or bad in such scenarios. As a talent management practitioner, implement what suits your company's culture and values, and do not let office romances develop into talent management snags.
Work Martyrs
Some employees subscribe to the notion of work martyrdom, while others do not. Some push themselves to their limits to show dedication, often failing miserably at work-life balance. It's a myth with 38% of employees and bosses clearly aware of this. Moreover, it burdens employees who prefer fixed timings for arrival and departure. It never benefits employees trying to gain appraisals, promotions, or increments by defining themselves as work martyrs. With no overtime salary being paid, it is also against legal compliance. Most managers fail to recognize how to deal with employees working overtime. There could be pamphlets or emails stating that your organization does not support overtime and that deadlines are to be met on time.
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Most articles on talent management focus on ways to improve strategies, the importance of talent management, and its strategies. However, there are many topics that are difficult to find. If you type "talent management articles" into your Google search bar, you will find 7,040,000 results in less than a second. Yet, none cover talent management snags. These are topics where many corporations fail. We have highlighted some of them for you. A few subjects worth mentioning in talent management articles but often overlooked are:
Dress Code
Everybody knows how to dress for work, yet nobody knows how to do it right. Often, instructions are lost in words as nobody likes to pinpoint how to dress formally. Distributing office brochures during the onboarding process can be a game-changer. You can lay down the rules for formal attire, the type of wear, and the color combinations. Other important points can include tattoos, piercings, and jewelry. To implement uniformity, some organizations resort to proper uniforms, specifying the type of wear they want inside the workspace—casual, semi-formal, or formal. While in some organizations this could be a disaster, for others, like in retail, it works well. Consider what your organizational objectives are and the dress code that will align with them.
Office Romance
Another important aspect most organizations overlook is how to manage office romance. Some organizations promote it to boost employee engagement, while others try to prevent it by making employees sign clauses against relationships. According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook has implemented a dating policy to steer clear of office romance by allowing employees to ask each other out, but only once. Often, office romance can lead to sexual allegation cases, damaging the organizational reputation. No practice is inherently good or bad in such scenarios. As a talent management practitioner, implement what suits your company's culture and values, and do not let office romances develop into talent management snags.
Work Martyrs
Some employees subscribe to the notion of work martyrdom, while others do not. Some push themselves to their limits to show dedication, often failing miserably at work-life balance. It's a myth with 38% of employees and bosses clearly aware of this. Moreover, it burdens employees who prefer fixed timings for arrival and departure. It never benefits employees trying to gain appraisals, promotions, or increments by defining themselves as work martyrs. With no overtime salary being paid, it is also against legal compliance. Most managers fail to recognize how to deal with employees working overtime. There could be pamphlets or emails stating that your organization does not support overtime and that deadlines are to be met on time.
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