Meet the Management – Concept not only to address Retention Risk

In a lot of business organizations, you can find many different formats of “Meet the Management” (including different titles etc.). Very often initiated by the Talent Organization (ideally requested by Senior Management) as one module of “Working with People Portfolio Framework”. According to my experience nearly all concepts have the following in common:

• Face to Face events
• Informal atmosphere
• Useful for both participants and managers
• Mix of participants according functions and businesses are preferred
• Participants mostly Potentials and High Performers
• Sessions supporting networking within organization
• Main reason for establishing such sessions was to reduce retention risk
• Talents become more visible in the entire organization
• Facilitation done by HR (Talent, Learning & Development or HR Business Partner)
• Focus on business topics and career development  

Within ABB Germany we have established 3 different formats:

We experienced the following benefits (selection - mainly based on Networking for Future):

For Managers:

Extended network and higher awareness of Potentials working in the wider organization

Share and discuss actual issues and get input from other “channels” with different views

Ability to promote e.g. potential job opportunities to a specific target group

For Participants:

Extended network across the organization for better future cooperation

Higher visibility to (Senior) Management

Chance to get insights for better reflection to support own advancement

For Facilitator (HR BP or Talent Partner):

Understand Potentials and Managers and their Motivation and Preferences etc. better

Be more visible in entire organization, make an impact and create positive events

Opportunity to send messages to key people (e.g. removing biases on internal mobility)

For Organization:

Lower Retention

Closer Collaboration across businesses and functions

Input for organizational development and specific projects

=> With these benefits it is obvious that every organization should have similar concepts. Key success factors are as always, a Management which stands behind this and is willing to invest own time and the necessary resources to organize everything (very often a challenge due to focus on costs, needed headcount and prioritization).

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