Maersk Group's Five Talent Challenges

Problem Statement: Maersk Group had five talent challenges that required resolution in order for the company to be successful. The five talent challenges were; Turnover, Training and development (high attrition rate and industry competition), Hiring from outside the firm, Rehiring (should they bring in external talent and reduce integration risk), Increase diversity in order to have an inclusive culture. In essence, the Maersk Group had neglected in developing a strategic plan and developing goals related to their human resource leadership team and needs to invest both time, money and leadership in to developing their human capital throughout the company so they can be successful in the long term. In this particular case, “If” the company …show more content…
The company could implement a companywide inclusion and diversity policies, in doing this inclusion and diversity would be implemented individually and collectively throughout the company and throughout the span of the employee’s career or tenure at the company. Inclusion and diversity need to be included in every phase of talent management from recruiting and on boarding to professional development, leadership training, performance management, feedback and measurement as well as workforce planning. In terms of inclusion and diversity another important tool in facilitating a diverse culture would be communication and building relationships that are intertwined among each culture and administrative level throughout the company. This will benefit individuals in the company, but it will also benefit individual/employees in their relationships with others in the community as well, especially those that are beginning their career in a new global office within the …show more content…
An example of an incentive that could be offered is by offering employees a later start or longer lunch so they can either take a nap or exercise or participate in lunch and learn sessions involved with health and nutrition. Studies have shown such as those done by AETNA in which employees that are permitted to take that afternoon nap during work hours are much more productive throughout the remainder of the day and this productivity can positively affect a company’s bottom line. Another initiative that I believe is important within a company and can affect and be beneficial for retaining a strong workforce is a healthy living work life balance, such as those seen by the Google and Apple corporations. If a company initiates a health living initiative that offers employees throughout the company the benefit of healthy living options and benefits, such as on site nutrition counseling, and an on-site gym or health spa. The company needs to be holistic in developing their healthy initiative, the company must fully implement that initiative in each and every department and each and every manager and supervisor within that company needs to support employee acquisition of those benefits. A healthy initiative campaign is important for the company’s bottom line because employees that feel better and