Business and HR leaders are continually encouraged to grow the people for whom they’re responsible. And that’s excellent advice in light of the fact that one of the key ways to retain talent (particularly younger talent) is to provide them with growth opportunities.
Such opportunities can come in many forms; they can be training courses or development programmes, collaboration opportunities with other members of their own team, or collaboration opportunities with people in other divisions and even with people in other parts of the country or the world, whether in person (being transferred to another country for a period of time) or working with them in a virtual setting.
So, it’s all about a “grow, grow, grow” strategy.
If, therefore, you’re a committed HR professional who’s keen to help their company attract and retain top talent, you would be wise to focus on providing growth opportunities for your people.
To do this, you will need to get to know the particular needs and aspirations of your talent in order to be able to personalise their growth opportunities. A “one size fits all” approach will simply no longer work. Talented people want to grow according to their own interests, needs and aspirations.
If this is what you’re already doing, well done!
But … and that’s a beeg “but” …
What are you doing about your own growth needs?
There’s not much point in your growing everybody else – while you’re quietly stagnating. You also have to keep growing. The whole idea of lifelong learning is no longer a “nice to have” idea – it’s a “must do”.
So, if you’re quietly falling behind everyone else, sooner or later your stunted growth is going to show, and count against you, putting your own career and career aspirations in jeopardy.
Now, before you go into panic mode, there’s a solution!
Supercharge your own growth in one day by attending the annual HR Summit on 13 September at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
The HR Summit, provides an ideal opportunity for you to invest a day getting some fresh ideas from a variety of expert sources that will help you see clearly into the future. Participating companies represent the cream of the crop – like Deloitte (our Lead Sponsor), GIBS, WBS SHL, LRMG, BCX plus many others, and we have a truckload of local and international speakers who will impart insights you will get nowhere else.
We’ve canvassed some of SA’s most respected thought leaders to curate a series of masterclasses, practical workshops, one-on-one conversations, and demos that will inform and inspire you.
Remember my comments about personalising the growth opportunities you provide for others? Well, the same applies to you!
You can personalise your own experience by attending and/or participating in only those sessions that resonate with your own needs and interests – none of this “one size fits all” stuff.
Compile your own agenda from the following:.
- Get insights and inspiration from your choice from 100 Masterclasses;
- Participate in practical workshops about emerging trends;
- Get one-on-one advice from experts about your pain points at work; and
- Watch live demos of the latest platforms, tools, and innovations.
See the sense in this? Then REGISTER FOR FREE by using the special invitation code: HRFGuest, and start planning your day by identifying the sessions you believe will benefit you!
Oh, and those you’re responsible for growing? Encourage them to join you at the HR Summit. They can use the same invitation code and personalise their own growth experience.
This is just one (highly efficient) way of ensuring you continue to develop yourself and others.
Alan Hosking is the Publisher of HR Future magazine, www.hrfuture.net and @HRFuturemag. He is an internationally recognised authority on leadership competencies for the future and teaches experienced and younger business leaders how to lead with empathy, compassion, integrity, purpose and agility. He has been an Age Management Coach for two decades and is the author of parenting best seller What nobody Tells a New Father.
