Management of Talent

Description

The aim of this module is to provide the students with an advanced knowledge of the management of self and other's talent. It will be involved with realising the ways to gain the war for talent at the individual and organisational levels. Focusing on the competencies needed in the contemporary workplace, understanding labour markets, and development of agility and career resilience, it will help the students in improving their employability and their ability to manage their employees effectively. Issues such as how to identify fresh talent, and how to manage existing talent within and outside organisations will form the focal points of this module. The Module starts at the micro level of the individual, through the organisation, and up to the macro levels of national and global society. Particular attention will be paid to transformations of work environments and to technologies likely to affect people in their impending careers.

Learning objectives

By the end of the module the student will:

1. Be equipped with greater self-awareness of key competencies and how to develop them

2. Understand the dynamic nature of both national and global labour markets and a diverse workforce

3. Develop the capability to engage in effective staffing strategies needed for competitive organisations

4. Understand the role and demands of performance management in organisations and what this entails in connection to one's self and other individuals

5. Be able to evaluate both traditional and postmodern innovative career systems including alternative work arrangements in institutional settings.

6. Develop career agility and resilience as well as improved employability

7. Become an able mentor and career coach to his or her employees

Learning outcomes

•  A knowledge and understanding of one's role and others in people performance management

•  A critical appreciation of different strategies of career navigation in dynamic labour markets

•  Increased self-awareness to facilitate more effective planning and managing of own's career as well as that of subordinates in institutional settings.

•  An ability to evaluate micro-macro developments in career orientation and motivation

•  Global mind-set

Please note: This information is subject to review and change without notice.