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In this course, you will learn best practices for selecting, recruiting, and onboarding talent. You will also learn about the key approaches to measuring performance and evaluating your employees. In addition, you will learn how to develop and coach your talent so that they can realize their full potential at work. Altogether, you will gain a thorough understanding of the complete cycle of managing talent and creating a robust talent pipeline for your team and organization.
Managing and developing talent is one of the top 3 issues on the minds of CEOs from around the world. In fact, CEOs cite managing and developing their leadership talent as the issue that is most important to the future success of their business but that their organizations are least capable of addressing effectively. This course will provide you with the insights, frameworks and tools to effectively manage and develop talent in your teams and organizations.

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Onboarding
Talent Management
Coaching
Recruitment

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Course 2 of 5 in the

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Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

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Maxim Sytch, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Management and Organizations Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow

Management and Organizations, Ross School of Business

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Cheri Alexander

Professor, Management and Organizations, Ross School of Business

Management and Organizations, Ross School of Business

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

3 hours to complete

The Talent Pipeline

In this module, you will be introduced to the concept of the talent pipeline. Without amazing people to execute your team, division or company strategy, you will be unable to create value and move forward. Following this module, you will understand that the concept of strategy is first, followed by the positions or organization structure. Once designed, your recruitment brand will attract people to you. Through your recruitment strategies, you will recruit and select the best of the best that fit your team. On-boarding is critical to bringing them into your team and this module will help you to implement superb on-boarding processes.

3 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 76 min), 8 readings, 1 quiz

8 videos

01.01 - Welcome and Introduction to the Talent Pipeline9m01.02 - Strategy First and HR Planning14m01.03 - Recruitment and Your Recruitment Brand8m01.04 - Recruiting Methods8m01.05 - Selection17m01.06 - Selecting Talent at Menlo Innovations1m01.07 - Onboarding11m01.08 - Onboarding at Menlo Innovations3m

8 readings

Help us learn more about you!10mYoutube links 10mCourse Syllabus5mGet personalized emails from Michigan Online5mOptional: Video Submission Directions10mIntroduction to Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations2mNotice for Auditing Learners: Assignment Submission10mUnit Lecture Slides

1 practice exercise

The Talent Pipeline30m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Managing Performance Evaluation and Feedback

In this module, you will learn about the central approaches for measuring and evaluating performance and behaviors and understand the implications of different evaluation systems for employees. You will also learn how to collect, assess, and use 360 degree feedback. In addition, you will learn how to recognize and mitigate key errors raters make in evaluating the performance of others. Finally, you will gain awareness of the stereotypes that can affect the accuracy of performance evaluations.

4 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 74 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

11 videos

02.01 - Why Structured Performance Management & Evaluation?10m02.02 - Measuring Results and Behaviors10m02.03 - Implications of Performance Measurement Systems4m02.04 - Jeff Brodsky on Forced Distributions3m02.05 - Rich Sheridan on Forced Distributions1m02.06 - 360 Degree Feedback7m02.07 - Using 360 Degree Feedback8m02.08 - Receiving and Seeking Developmental Feedback5m02.09 - Rater Errors9m02.10 - Stereotypes in Performance Evaluations9m02.11 - Recap2m

3 readings

Introduction to Jeff Brodsky, Chief Human Resources Officer at Morgan Stanley2mUnit Lecture SlidesGet personalized emails from Michigan Online5m

1 practice exercise

Managing Performance Evaluation and Feedback30m

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Developing and Coaching Your People

3 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 116 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

16 videos

03.01 - Your Most Developmental Experience3m03.02 - The Business Case for Developing Talent10m03.03 - Assessing Key Drivers of Performance9m03.04 - Assessing Strengths or Weaknesses?9m03.05 - 5 Questions to Help Create "Stretch" Experiences8m03.06 - Using Stretch Assignments to Develop People2m03.07 - Mindful Engagement as a Tool to Prepare for "Stretch" Experiences12m03.08 - Mindful Engagement During the "Stretch" Experience8m03.09 - Developing Talent Through Stretch Experiences1m03.10 - Helping Build a Personal Board of Directors8m03.11 - The Importance of Mentors and Sponsors1m03.12 - The Power of Structured Reflection to Drive Learning10m03.13 - Why You Must Be a Good Coach3m03.14 - 6 Steps to Effective Coaching11m03.15 - 7 Great Coaching Questions8m03.16 - Recap: Developing and Coaching Your People4m

5 readings

Getting the Most Out of 70-20-104mMake Time for Growth Assignments in Your Daily Work7m5 Steps to Integrating Coaching into Your Talent Management Strategy6m[Optional] Experience-Driven Leader DevelopmentUnit Lecture Slides

1 practice exercise

Developing and Coaching Your People30m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Creating and Building a Robust Talent Pipeline

True Talent to lead your team, division or company is a requirement in our world. But will you know Talent when you see it? In this module, you will be given a model to help to assess those who will be able to lead into the future. Once selected as a Talent, you will have to continue to develop the individual and engage them continuously. How do we best develop talent? By the end of this module, you will be able to create a talent development plan and begin its execution.

4 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 59 min), 6 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

04.01 - What is Talent?10m04.02 - A3E2 Model5m04.03 - Talent Management7m04.04 - Preparing a Plan for Every Person11m04.05 - Talent Engagement8m04.06 - Human Capital Systems and Succession Planning10m04.07 - People are Everything4m

6 readings

Talent Level Worksheets5mPlanning for Your Talent10mUnit Lecture SlidesPost-course Survey10mReigniting Employee Engagement!10mGet personalized emails from Michigan Online5m

2 practice exercises

A3E2 Model Stories30mCreating and Building a Robust Talent Pipeline30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM MANAGING TALENT

by OIApr 5, 2020

A very illuminating course. Have started applying two key concepts already. Glad I took the course. Every HR practitioner should take the course as part of their own development. Thank you.

by AZMay 23, 2021

I enjoyed this course, the teachers are really great and I loved the fact that they provided even more resources for further reading. I'm a fan of Ms. Alexander now!

by DTMay 1, 2022

Another great U of M course, taught by distinguished professors. I have grown personally and professionally through this course. Great investment of time and resources!!!

by JJSep 24, 2019

The course was extremely useful. Only one suggestion is that we have to wait until we get peers to review our assignment and because of that course duration gets extended.

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About the Leading People and Teams Specialization

In this specialization, you will learn essential leadership skills, including how to inspire and motivate individuals, manage talent, influence without authority, and lead teams. In this specialization, you will not only learn from Michigan faculty. You will also learn directly from exceptional leaders including Jeff Brodsky, Global Head of HR for Morgan Stanley, and John Beilein, previous Head Coach of the University of Michigan Men’s Basketball Team. We will share with you our research on how to lead people and teams effectively, and work with you to apply these insights to your own teams and leadership. In every course, you will have an opportunity to apply new leadership skills by working through a series of practical leadership assignments. In addition, the capstone will enable you to work on live leadership challenges.

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