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The Impact Of Talent Management On The Workforce And Globalization Is Changing The Way We Conduct Business

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Introduction

Talent Management is important to any organization. Baby boomers are nearing retirement age – we have a large number of people retiring each year and we need to plan for this so we can fill vacant positions with the best talent. There is unprecedented generational diversity in the workforce and globalization is changing the way we conduct business. And of particular concern to those of us in higher education, the mobility of academics affects our college’s workforce – who we hire and the skills they need. Because of these reasons it is more important than ever for us to embrace technology to help us manage our talent.
Talent management tracks an employee’s life cycle. A talent management system is often comprised of several …show more content…

Career planning allows an employee to chart a course for their career. A succession module can ensure that the right people are hired for select jobs.

Trends in global economy bring the need for more efficient employee development and support for the quickly changing workforce. According to Russell (2015) advances in technology have made it possible for us to use technology to support and develop employees and to plan for the future. We now have the capacity to store, collect and analyze large volumes of data. “Recent developments regarding how we understand and then link individual characteristics and performance are enabling a data revolution in the area of talent management” (Abstract ).
A talent management system can provide, store and analyze important information for our organization. A talent management system is an important tool for any organization and we would be smart to purchase one.

Recommendation
I recommend that we purchase a talent management system.

Justification

A talent management system provides the ability to share information and support. Technology can make the talent management process more efficient and create transparency. Supervisors can access information more quickly than with spreadsheets and other shared documents. A talent management system keeps all the data in a single location. The data is available to other people in the organization in

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