The Future of Work is Sharing the Talent Pool

A talent management article for http://recruitplus.com/

About four years ago I was speaking at an event in Kansas about the generations and I mentioned a concept that had started in Europe and that I predicted would become the norm within the next decade. The concept was of a 'shared talent pool' among organizations. I predicted that companies will hire with the intent to train, groom and guide their employees and once they have learned everything possible about the organization and there are no further learning opportunities they can then become part of a talent pool that is shared by like minded organizations.

These like minded organizations might be in the same industry or in similar industries but they all hire with the intent to then later 'share' that person with their partner companies.

This holds great appeal for all of the generations because it opens the potential for learning and promotion.

Imagine that you worked for Starbucks in their corporate office and you were given the best training and became very good at your job. At your regular coaching meeting with your boss you decide that there is really no other place you can go within the company to learn more or to expand your skills. Your evolved leader suggests that you enter the talent pool and you get a call from McDonalds for a higher level position than would have been available to you through Starbucks.

We all know that the best leaders are those who are willing to coach, groom and grow their people. We also know that all of the generations today are not so easily wooed into sticking around if the work isn't challenging or there are no signs of growth in the future.

The talent pool idea is taking hold in Europe with many companies recognizing that they would rather share their people within a group of 'like' companies rather than lose the employee to another industry altogether.

Companies can form their own talent pools right away if your company is already strategically aligned with other companies. Many great leaders informally set up a talent pool through connections and keep these names and resources in their back pocket should one of their high performing employees move on.

Think of the hiring and recruiting attractiveness to any of the generations if you could offer them the endless opportunity of growth, learning and increased income potential through strategic alliances with other groups.

Some larger companies already have this in place, companies such as Johnson & Johnson is already so massive with hundreds of different departments as well as having many global locations that the need for creating an outside talent pool may not be there. However for mid-size companies it makes perfect sense to build strategic talent pools with other aligned organizations.

This is the future and I do see this as being a major draw for all of the generations in the next few years.

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