Developing Managers more important than ever!!

As good managers and staff becoming increasingly hard to find organisations need to look inwards to develop their talent pool.

What any illusion that the war for talent is over should quickly be dismissed. Recruitment experts are saying that although the economy is far from booming, demand is outstripping supply in the jobs market.

"Good quality people are hard to get and increasingly harder to keep," says Susanna Mitterer, managing director of people and organisational development company TMI UK . John Baker, director of search and selection at recruitment agency Hodes, which includes MacMillan Davies Hodes, agrees. "People are becoming more discerning about career and job choices at all levels," he says.

In part, this stems from increased levels of job security. The latest Global Career Confidence Index, from Right Management Consultants, reveals this has continued to grow over the past six months. But there is a downside, as Jo Bond, managing director of consultancy RightCoutts, explains. "Confident workers are more likely to look outside their current employer for career development opportunities, leading to costly increases in staff turnover," she says.

"There is a definite shortage of talented, experienced specialist HR personnel," says Zoe Lewis, managing director of executive search and selection firm Odgers Ray Berndtson's advertised selection division. Shortages are reported in a number of areas, including talent management, communications and learning and development.

Several recruitment consultants are stressing the need for HR personnel who are also expert coaches, mentors and leaders. Increasingly, we are noticing that companies are recruiting or promoting people more on their ability to motivate, inspire and lead people than before. Knowing the benefits of emotional intelligence is now seen to be more important than ever

Those with communication skills can also carve out a niche for themselves. There is a growing recognition that so much of the success of an organisation initiative is to do with how it is communicated and positioned.

Developing leadership, emotional intelligence, change management expertise, resourcing and talent management skills are the areas that will be in great demand. Finding talented individuals is becoming increasingly difficult and organisations have to develop homegrown talent.

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