Managing Talent

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Managing Talent

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About this course: 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 im…

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When you enroll for courses through Coursera you get to choose for a paid plan or for a free plan

  • Free plan: No certicification and/or audit only. You will have access to all course materials except graded items.
  • Paid plan: Commit to earning a Certificate—it's a trusted, shareable way to showcase your new skills.

About this course: 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.

Created by:  University of Michigan
  • Taught by:  Scott DeRue, Ph.D., Edward J. Frey Dean at the Ross School of Business

    Management and Organizations, Ross School of Business
  • Taught by:  Maxim Sytch, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management and Organizations Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow

    Management and Organizations, Ross School of Business
  • Taught by:  Cheri Alexander, Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director Corporate Learning

    Management and Organizations, Ross School of Business
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Syllabus


WEEK 1


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.


8 videos, 3 readings, 2 practice quizzes expand


  1. Video: 01.01 - Welcome and Introduction to the Talent Pipeline
  2. Video: 01.02 - Strategy First and HR Planning
  3. Reading: Help us learn more about you!
  4. Video: 01.03 - Recruitment and Your Recruitment Brand
  5. Practice Quiz: Describe Your Brand
  6. Video: 01.04 - Recruiting Methods
  7. Practice Quiz: Recruiting Methods Video
  8. Video: 01.05 - Selection
  9. Reading: Introduction to Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations
  10. Video: 01.06 - Selecting Talent at Menlo Innovations
  11. Video: 01.07 - Onboarding
  12. Video: 01.08 - Onboarding at Menlo Innovations
  13. Reading: Unit Lecture Slides

Graded: The Talent Pipeline

WEEK 2


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.


11 videos, 2 readings expand


  1. Video: 02.01 - Why Structured Performance Management & Evaluation?
  2. Video: 02.02 - Measuring Results and Behaviors
  3. Video: 02.03 - Implications of Performance Measurement Systems
  4. Reading: Introduction to Jeff Brodsky, Chief Human Resources Officer at Morgan Stanley
  5. Video: 02.04 - Jeff Brodsky on Forced Distributions
  6. Video: 02.05 - Rich Sheridan on Forced Distributions
  7. Video: 02.06 - 360 Degree Feedback
  8. Video: 02.07 - Using 360 Degree Feedback
  9. Video: 02.08 - Receiving and Seeking Developmental Feedback
  10. Video: 02.09 - Rater Errors
  11. Video: 02.10 - Stereotypes in Performance Evaluations
  12. Video: 02.11 - Recap
  13. Reading: Unit Lecture Slides

Graded: Managing Performance Evaluation and Feedback
Graded: Employee Development

WEEK 3


Developing and Coaching Your People



As a leader, it is essential that you develop, coach and prepare your team for success. When you help your team members learn and grow, their motivation and engagement increases, their performance improves, and they become more committed to the team. In this module, you will learn how to develop and coach your people to realize their potential and improve their performance.


16 videos, 5 readings expand


  1. Video: 03.01 - Your Most Developmental Experience
  2. Video: 03.02 - The Business Case for Developing Talent
  3. Video: 03.03 - Assessing Key Drivers of Performance
  4. Video: 03.04 - Assessing Strengths or Weaknesses?
  5. Video: 03.05 - 5 Questions to Help Create "Stretch" Experiences
  6. Video: 03.06 - Using Stretch Assignments to Develop People
  7. Video: 03.07 - Mindful Engagement as a Tool to Prepare for "Stretch" Experiences
  8. Video: 03.08 - Mindful Engagement During the "Stretch" Experience
  9. Video: 03.09 - Developing Talent Through Stretch Experiences
  10. Reading: Getting the Most Out of 70-20-10
  11. Reading: Make Time for Growth Assignments in Your Daily Work
  12. Video: 03.10 - Helping Build a Personal Board of Directors
  13. Video: 03.11 - The Importance of Mentors and Sponsors
  14. Video: 03.12 - The Power of Structured Reflection to Drive Learning
  15. Video: 03.13 - Why You Must Be a Good Coach
  16. Video: 03.14 - 6 Steps to Effective Coaching
  17. Reading: 5 Steps to Integrating Coaching into Your Talent Management Strategy
  18. Video: 03.15 - 7 Great Coaching Questions
  19. Video: 03.16 - Recap: Developing and Coaching Your People
  20. Reading: [Optional] Experience-Driven Leader Development
  21. Reading: Unit Lecture Slides

Graded: Developing and Coaching Your People

WEEK 4


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.


7 videos, 4 readings, 1 practice quiz expand


  1. Video: 04.01 - What is Talent?
  2. Reading: Talent Level Worksheets
  3. Video: 04.02 - A3E2 Model
  4. Practice Quiz: A3E2 Model Stories
  5. Video: 04.03 - Talent Management
  6. Video: 04.04 - Preparing a Plan for Every Person
  7. Reading: Planning for Your Talent
  8. Video: 04.05 - Talent Engagement
  9. Video: 04.06 - Human Capital Systems and Succession Planning
  10. Video: 04.07 - People are Everything
  11. Reading: Unit Lecture Slides
  12. Reading: Post-course Survey

Graded: Creating and Building a Robust Talent Pipeline
Graded: Talent Recruitment, Selection, and Onboarding
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