Libba Andrews—Associate Director
Mississippi State University Alumni Association—Mississippi State, Miss.
United States
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Strategic Talent Management: Transforming Advancement Talent into a Strategic Advantage

March 28 - 30, 2011
Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
Boston, Mass., United States


Talent management is the capability to create and continuously optimize the staff resources needed to execute a business strategy--attracting and developing them; guiding their performance toward optimal productivity aligning with your organizations strategic goals; and finding new sources of value in their performance through innovation and continuous improvement.

Business performance is critical; talent is essential to performance.

Join the fundraising profession's top leaders at this conference, as we discuss the importance of investing in your talent and learn how to design, implement and measure the success of a best practice program.

 

Benefits of Attending
  • Gain a deeper understanding as to why effective management and leadership increases overall organizational effectiveness and satisfaction.
  • Acquire knowledge of sound proactive recruitment approaches and practices.
  • Learn how a commitment to creating a learning environment within your organization leads to greater productivity and retention.
  • Consider how you can more creatively and strategically deploy your staff.
  • Discover a program's key performance indicator along with the ideal ROI when creating a talent management program.
  • Learn why talent management is not a stand-alone activity that can be effectively created and managed in isolation from existing organizational activities.
Who Should Attend
  • Leaders who believe that people are their greatest asset.
  • Leaders who are currently investing or are looking to invest in effective ways to get the most out of their organization's greatest asset.
  • Vice presidents
  • Associate vice presidents
  • Directors of development
  •  Advancement services leaders
  • Operations directors
  • Talent management leaders
  • Human resources professionals
    •   Books available for Purchase at this Conference
    People First Approach, The: A Guide to Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining the Right People
    New Advancement Team, The: Strategies, Ideas, and Practices
    Learning to Love the Politics: How to Develop Institutional Support for Advancement
    The Art of Woo: Using Strategic Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas

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