1. Integrated Talent Strategies:
How HR Can Direct Corporate Strategy.....
not just align with it
Erica Grace Briody
Global Talent Acquisition Specialist
HR Change & Transformation
2015 London

2. Integration
Process of attaining close and seamless
coordination between several
departments, groups, organizations,
systems, etc.

4. Agenda
 The Integrated talent landscape
 Where do we need to be - target state
 3 approaches to get there?

5. The talent landscape
Integrated
?
Job
Profiling
Selection
Assessment
On-boarding
Feedback
Development
Succession
Planning
Performance
Management
What does
success look like?
•What type
of talent is required?
•Do candidates fit
the profile?
What is the fit?
Do people know how they
are perceived?
How can we help people
Improve, grow and
stay engaged?
• Is talent aligned with the
strategy?
• How do we build the
bench?
• Are the right people in the
right jobs?
• Are we measuring
the right things?
•How can we accelerate
performance?
• How can we best
align new hires with the
profile and culture?

6. Target State
how do we get there?
Source: adaptation of Mercer’s Strategic Workforce Planning
Gain Strategic
Insights
Measure the
Gap Risks
Model Talent
Management
Options
Take Action,
Communicate and
speak the same
language
Total
Workforce
Plan
Organization
Imperatives
Talent
Implications
Talent
Supply
Workforce
Gaps & Risks
Talent
Demand
Quantity LocationQuality
Attraction
Selection
Engagement
Career
Development
Performance
Rewards
Leadership
Mobility
Retention
Talent Development
(build strategy)
Talent Acquisition
(buy strategy)
Contingent
Workforce
(borrow strategy)
Talent deployment
(bridge strategy)
Talent Retention
(bind strategy)
Regroup
(change business strategy)
Demand
Scenarios for
Critical Roles
Risk
Assessment
Integrated
Talent Solutions
Workforce
Planning

7. What skills are needed?
Competencies & Values
How many?
Volume & Recurring Roles
Where?
Region & Country Segmentation
When?
Business Strategy
REVIEW CRITICAL GAPS
Skills Demand & Supply
1. Link Succession Planning to Talent Acquisition

8. Business
Conversations
IDENTIFY
APPROACH
ENGAGE
Region
Diversity
Competition
PLACE
Gauge Level
of Interest
Assess motivations
& Pre-qualify
Segmented
Communications
Talent Pipelines and Pipeline Gap Management
IDENTIFY-APPROACH-ENGAGE-PLACE

9. Conferences
Exec
Search
Target
Companies
Market
Eye
Social
Media
Referrals
Networks
Talent
Mapping
Diversity
Targets
Acquisition Channel
Events
Industry
workshops
Product
Info
Career
Info
Mobility
EVP
Cost
Reduction
The talented many
The skilled few
The expert one
Segmentation driven by:
• Diversity
• Geography / Mobility
• Potential
Bench defined by:
• Skills
• Diversity
• Readiness
• Levels of engagement
Meeting
Company
Info
121
Message
Industry
info
Message
(Brand / Experience)
Measurement & Metrics
(Performance)
Diversity
Quality
of Hire
Talent
Ready
Engagement
Approaches
Niche
websites
Comms
Program
Regular
feedback
121 Talent
Team
Community Platform
(Engine)
Int. Talent
Succession
CRM
(eg Avature)
ATS
Talent Map
Technology
2. Segment Talent Pipelines

10. Fully
Branded
Content Tabs
Allow candidates to
research, apply
or leave a virtual
business card
all from one site
Make it easy to
capture and
re-engage
candidates
Easy to
search
all jobs
Job Button
Portable “Join”
Recommendation
Engine
Automatic
Candidate Alerts
Talent Network (Pro-active Recruitment)

11. 3. Integrate your talent workforce

12. RPO or Service Hubs
Direct Hire (HR)
internal mobility
SOW (MSP)
Service Providers
One source of truth - transparency
Regional centers
Hiring Manager
Contractors (MSP)
Temps
(MSP or other)
Order
Distribution
Advice
Centers
understanding
the needs of the
business
VIP Concierge
Desks
strategically
located for urgent
& critical roles
Talent Supply Chain

13. Benefits of 3 approaches
 creates absolute visibility of the workforce
 pro-active vs. reactive
 drives greater levels of control & compliance
 enables better decision making
 drives significant savings
 delivers real-time and predictive analytics
 builds a sustainable pipeline of talent
most importantly.....starts the journey of
an integrated talent strategy

14. Erica Briody
Global Talent Acquisition Specialist
Tel no. +44(0)7482 068068
@Briodyerica
Think Integration!