{"id":1741,"date":"2019-07-16T11:06:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T15:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/talent-management\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2019-07-18T10:34:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T14:34:46","slug":"new-survey-confirms-managers-feel-talent-management-needs-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/talent-management\/2019\/07\/16\/new-survey-confirms-managers-feel-talent-management-needs-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"New Survey Confirms Managers Feel Talent Management Needs Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Betterworks<\/a>, the leading enterprise HR software for Continuous Performance Management, has released<\/a> their findings of an industry-wide survey<\/a> of 1,000+ people managers currently working in enterprises with over 500 employees. The report summarizes the troubling state of talent management in their organizations. Available here<\/a>, survey participants expressed that nearly every aspect of talent management within their own organizations has significant room for improvement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBecoming a manager and transitioning from \u2018doing the job\u2019 to \u2018leading and helping others to do the job\u2019 is a big change,\u201d said Josh Bersin<\/a>, global industry analyst and member of the Betterworks board of directors, who penned the forward of the report. \u201cKey to this journey is a company\u2019s performance and talent management process, and this research found that many managers feel that their performance management practices get in the way rather than help them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report found that people managers play an outsized role in improving workforce performance through day to day actions that motivate, engage and develop their teams. The managers Betterworks surveyed overwhelmingly expressed that nearly every aspect of talent management within their own organizations has significant room for improvement.<\/p>\n

Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n

Managers lack a sense of purpose:<\/strong> Independent research from DDI shows<\/a> that companies with clear objectives outperform the market by 42%. However, most managers in the Betterworks survey reported experiencing a significant lack of purpose in their organization and serious challenges around organizational alignment.<\/p>\n

Managers perceive an alarming lack of alignment:<\/strong><\/p>\n