From a recent survey over half of employers that participated maintained that their foremost business challenge was attracting and retaining talent. This challenge shows no signs of giving up soon, so companies must reconsider their approaches to talent management. Let’s explore what it takes to create that Talent Development Program that will produce lasting results.

Talent management is an organization’s obligation to recruit, develop and retain the most suitable employees available from the job market. This field is advancing quite dramatically and rapidly.

Previously seen as an HR task, talent management is currently a technology-driven, all-inclusive strategy for pushing business value.

At Sullivan Taylor Company, we have designed and deployed talent development programs for various companies for over a decade. In this post our top tips for developing a talent development program that will situate your company for success in any industry.

Listen

In order to make a difference with talent development, companies must begin by paying attention to their employees. Engage your people to better comprehend the gaps that exist and identify units that struggle to engage people in the appropriate skill development.

Be Accessible

As companies set out to rejuvenate their learning and development (L&D) programs, they have to identify a learning platform that can be effortlessly accessed by all teams. Conventional learning management systems (LMS) can often be burdensome to use and may only be accessed from a PC rather than mobile devices.

This lack of flexibility considerably limits how people can interact with the content domiciled on those platforms.

It is beneficial for employees to have access to L&D content from anywhere and on any device—whether in the office, at home, or traveling to see a client.