Dave Ulrich on "Talent and engagement"

Dave Ulrich, pictured, is well known in the US in the field of HR. In his videos he speaks relatively slowly and very clearly. For my readers who are non-native English speakers, you can practice your English as well as learn a new acronym and its implications via the link to Dave's video below.

The acronym is VOIICCE. This is what he and his colleagues believe describes what is happening in those workplaces where the talented people are clearly engaged people too. Achieving engagement from your talented people can be difficult. Perhaps Dave’s acronym can help you to help managers in your company with talented people in their teams, but who are not engaged, talented people.

Part of being a leader is also being a talent manager. According to Dave, a talent manager makes sure talented people are committed and engaged, not just satisfied. Engaged employees in general produce more goods and services, more quickly and of better quality. Engaged talent can leverage that.

Here is what VOICCE means, along with some of the vocabulary that Dave uses and that you can hear in the video:

Vision: Have I created a vision that people are proud to be a part of?

Opportunities: Do I create opportunities for people to learn and grow, to get feedback so they can develop their gifts and talents?

Incentive: Am I building financial incentives so that people are rewarded for the work they do?

Impact: Do people do work that they sense has an impact on things that they care about?

Community: Am I encouraging a community to grow? Do my people work effectively in teams?

Communication: Do people know what is going on and why?

Entrepreneurship: or flexibility. Do we build flexibility into our work processes.

Watch Dave here. You will see that his company's website has a lot of interesting information, books to buy and other resources.

Disclaimer: Neither my company nor I have any connection with Dave or his company.