Talent management (particularly in relation to women’s development and for staff from a BME background) is about:

• identifying staff with potential; supporting them to present themselves effectively at meetings and interviews, with managers and customers etc
• maximising the potential of your work force by increasing people's potential
• finding the best person for the right job
• linking talent management agenda to organisation’s competence and personal development agendas
• encouraging staff to demonstrate the aspiration, motivation and skills to move to the next level
• equipping and enabling women and minority ethnic staff to conduct 'difficult conversations' with managers about career development and longer term progression / prospects

Blue Tulip has specific external training talent management programmes to promote both personal and professional development, allowing freedom for participants to share their issues / dilemmas honestly, without fear of repercussion.

As an organisation, sponsoring women and staff from a BME background on talent management courses helps your organisation demonstrate compliance with statutory responsibilities within the legal framework, including the creation of a single equality duty on public sector employers, reporting on important equality areas eg gender pay, ethnic minority and disability employment. 

By arrangement, general feedback on issues / concerns raised by course participants can be given, so that, as an organisation, you can consider action to further promote respect for diversity, demonstrating a commitment to promoting equality including challenging bullying, harassment or other discriminatory or unfair behaviour by modelling exemplary behaviour, respecting everyone’s needs and delivering directorate and corporate equality action plans.  Blue Tulip Training is able to provide consultancy support in taking this forward (hyperlink to consultancy)

Overall, the talent management process aims to enable everyone to maximise their full potential, recognising that some groups and / or individuals need the enabling process more than others. 

This interactive and experiential programme will increase self-awareness and develop communication skills, helping to:

1. create positive and dynamic communication skills
2.  develop behavioural flexibility
3. feel comfortable when interacting, even in difficult situations
4. more able to assert views confidently
5. build effective relationships
6. alignment with organisational values and good practice

The process, based on personal / professional development in a context that explores:

• Generating possibilities
• Making choices
• Setting expectations
•  Communicating clearly
• Managing time
• Learning from the past
• Solving problems
• Improving relationships

Within the frame of:

1. taking an pro-active, creative approach to career / personal development
2. developing a vision and plan for the future
3. overcoming personal barriers and capitalise on opportunities for success
4. receiving job satisfaction
5. reviewing progress towards goals creatively

The process will focus on the participants' setting goals and thereby taking action toward the realisation of their visions and goal. The format will be that of personal discovery and inquiry from the coach to build a level of awareness for the participants to take responsibility.  The process will include structure, support and feedback to participants.

Benefits:    

This successful course helps achieve:

• improved communication skills, with greater behavioural flexibility
• feel comfortable when interacting, even in difficult situations
• assert views confidently and visibly contribute
• ability to build strong relationships and obtain support
• alignment with organisational values and good practice
• meeting like-minded women to share and learn from experiences