Talent management includes all the ways an organization brings employees on board, develops and retains high-performing employees and aligns their skills and potential with the organization’s needs.
In 2024, City Human Resources completed a Harvard Bloomberg Leadership initiative to ensure we were using evidence-based practices as we developed an equitable Talent Management Strategy that provided clear career growth opportunities. We have developed a Talent Management strategy to meet the following goals:
Hire a talented and diverse workforce
Retain an engaged and diverse workforce where all employees feel they belong
Develop our employees and organization to be an inclusive and high performing
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Talent Management Strategy Questions
This Talent Management Strategy encompasses many components and is the heart of everything we do here in Human Resources. We understand it can be overwhelming, so if you have any questions, please feel free to submit them using this SurveyMonkey.
What's In It for Me?
How can employees benefit from Talent Management
Provides clear career development opportunities.
Ensures employees receive thorough onboarding.
Allows for skill enhancement and ability to reach full potential.
Employees can grow within Team City of Madison.
Provides enhanced employee recognition, affinity group support, and mentorship opportunities.
Increased job satisfaction, motivation, and engagement.
Align own goals with organizational and department goals.
How can managers benefit from Talent Management
Employees feel valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
Clear guidelines and tools for successful hiring and onboarding leading to skilled, motivated, and high-performing employees.
Helps develop employees.
Reduces turn-over.
Increased team productivity.
Fosters a culture of continuous learning and development which increase employee engagement, motivation and satisfaction.
Citywide, we are consistently onboarding employees to ensure they have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to be effective in their roles and feel a sense of belonging in the organization.
In alignment with our mission, vision, and values, we provide our employees with clarity about their role in the organization and agency, and how their work makes a difference in our community.
We enhance the quality of our service delivery by effectively managing and supporting employee work performance in an inclusive and trauma informed way.
