Agenda

Managing the most Talented Talent

Presented at

Silicon India Leadership Summit

August 05, 2010

By

Vikram ShahPresident , NetApp India

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Agenda

Challenges

Needs of Talented People

Suggestions on Managing Talented People

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Challenges

More is expected of them and they expect more in return

Are high impact but high maintenance too

Are highly motivated but what motivates them can

sometimes be at odds with managerial/organizational

priorities and requirements

Think differently and faster

Bored easily

Need different kinds of challenges

Can deal with complexity but are complex themselves

Get frustrated more readily and express themselves readily

Like to put ideas into actions – right away!

Troubling events at work that would merely serve as

irritations to other employees can prompt stars to jump ship


Needs of Talented People

Talented people want to be in environments that both appreciate and cultivate their talents

Need to shine – visibility in the organization

Sense of Accomplishment

Freedom

Respect


Keep them committed to the goals of the organization, and that they feel those goals are worth achieving.

Keep them challenged & motivated

Identifying the talents in them & help them develop it

Managing Talented People

Pay close attention

Be generous. Call talent to others’ attention.


Give them more flexibility

Trust them

Expect and help your talented people to outgrow you.

Their role in the team’s success.

Respected Manager to lead them

Manage peer and senior level politics,



Talented people often express themselves differently. You need to talk their language

Managers have to work harder and more continuously at the relationship with their talented people

Co-operation Control Autonomy Proposition

Paying stars well keeps their turnover likelihood low


Thank You

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