Building and Keeping High-Performing Talent: A Practical Institutional Approach
1Summary
Losing a high-performing employee rarely happens overnight, it is usually the final step in a talent system that failed to spot, develop, or retain them early enough.
This course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy gives HR professionals and managers a practical, current toolkit for identifying talent, designing systems to grow it, and keeping it aligned with the organisation’s direction.
Recruiting, developing, and retaining talent is one of the most consequential functions in human resources; done well, it secures the organisation’s current and future workforce needs. This programme helps participants design a talent management system that fits within their organisation’s broader HR strategy, empowering managers to apply the strongest administrative practices in the field.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Human resources managers and talent development specialists.
- Department managers, team leaders, and executive leadership.
- Enterprise development professionals and anyone working in talent development.
Knowledge and Benefits:
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Understand why talent development is central to institutional success, and analyse talent needs to discover, grow, and retain the right people.
- Develop talent management strategies aligned with organisational goals and ensure their successful execution.
- Design comprehensive training and development programmes that build employee skills and capabilities.
- Apply effective retention strategies that encourage continued growth and advancement.
- Evaluate talent development programmes and translate results into concrete improvements, across sectors and economic activities.
3Course Content
- Module 1: Why Talent Development Decides Institutional Success
- The link between talent development and institutional success.
- Key principles of talent management.
- Module 2: Reading the Organisation’s Talent Needs
- Methods for analysing talent requirements.
- Mapping skills and competencies against organisational goals.
- Module 3: Finding and Growing Talent
- Strategies for discovering and developing talent within the organisation.
- Defining talent management goals and aligning them with organisational priorities.
- Module 4: Succession Planning and Career Pathways
- Designing succession plans to secure continuity of talent.
- Creating professional development opportunities for growth.
- Module 5: Performance, Feedback, and Training Design
- Performance management systems for talent assessment.
- Providing constructive feedback and training.
- Assessing training needs and selecting delivery methods.
- Module 6: Delivering and Sustaining Development Initiatives
- Delivering training programmes effectively and adjusting when necessary.
- Supporting employees in gaining professional certifications and continuous learning.
- Module 7: Keeping Talent Engaged
- Enhancing engagement through recognition and rewards.
- Offering flexible work options and competitive benefits to attract and retain talent.
- Module 8: Diversity, Inclusion, and Evaluating What Works
- Promoting diversity and inclusion to fuel innovation.
- Evaluating programme effectiveness through participant and stakeholder feedback.
- Turning data into informed decisions and concrete improvements.