Obstacles to Talent Management Strategies

The fine art of retaining winning talent has an effect on your ability to deliver business value. A recent survey by McKinsey & Company asked senior executives of global companies to rank obstacles that prevent them from having talent management strategies. Among the most critical as defined by executives:

• 54% - Senior managers don’t spend enough time on talent management


• 52% - Line managers not sufficiently committed to people development


• 51% - Silos discourage collaboration, resource sharing


• 50% - Line managers unwilling to differentiate high, low performance


• 47% - Senior leaders do not align talent management and business strategies

Read A Tightly Woven Process: Retaining Talent to learn more