Human Resources Working Group meeting - Register now!Developing and Keeping Talent

The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to the next Human Resources Working Group meeting that will take place on Thursday, March 8th 2007, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

Following discussions at the Human Resources kick-off meeting in January, participants selected developing and Keeping Talent as topic for the HR Working Group (HR WG) in March. Main TopicThe main topic will be: Developing and Keeping Talent. In her presentation, Ms. Irene Rodgers from Inter Cultural Management Associates (ICM) will be covering the following areas of interest:

o         The context
o         Why managers leave
o         Levers for keeping talent
o         Case study
o         Q/A  Roundtable Discussion

Participants are encouraged to express their concerns and ask questions. They have the chance to present and share their experience. If the participants have specific questions with regard to development and keeping of talent, please inform the European Chamber in advance, so that we can do the necessary preparation and answer your questions even better. 

About the speaker
Irene Rodgers, American and French, co-founded ICM in 1983. Before creating ICM, she had several management missions in different West African countries. Irene helps international organizations work effectively across corporate and national cultures, getting commitment to shared goals and values, and then aligning managerial behaviors to deliver these. In this context she helps organizations identify what is specific to their leadership style and develop processes to embed these.We warmly invite you to be part of this HR Working Group meeting. 

Agenda:
Date: March 08th 2007
Time:
3:45 - 4:00pm:Reception. (Registration & Payment)
4:00 - 4:50pm:Presentation on Developing and Keeping Talent, Case Study
4:50 - 5:05pm:Break
5:05 - 6:00pm:Roundtable discussion
6:00 - 8:00pm:Dinner / Networking (optional Dinner paid separately)
Venue: 
Fraser Place Serviced Residence, Shekou - Shenzhen, No.8 Nanhai Road(former Industrial Road),Shekou,Shenzhen 518067,P.R.China
For directions, please feel free to call the hotel directly(Tel: 0755 2688 3333) or the European Chamber (Simmi Huang: 136.3224.1629).
RegistrationFee:    
Member: 80 RMB
Non Member: 150 RMB
Fees will be collected at the entrance (cash only).

IMPORTANT: Non-Member companies are welcome to attend one Working Group before becoming a Member of the European Chamber. Please confirm your participation by e-mail to: prd@euccc.com.cn.

Please remember to cancel your participation if you are unable to attend the session. If you cancel the day of the meeting the preferred means is by telephone. This will help to ensure the smooth running and successful organization of our event. Thank you for your understanding.

Best Regards,

Francine Hadjisotiriou
General Manager

Event review

Human Resources Working Group Shenzhen– Minutes

Date: 8th March 2007
Venue: Fraser Serviced Residences
Agenda
1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Presentation from Irene Rodgers from Inter Cultural Management Associates about Developing and Keeping Talent
3. Round Table Discussion

Discussion Points

1. Welcome and Introduction
Tina Molz welcomed all the participants and introduced herself as the new Business Manager in the Pearl River Delta.
After that all participants introduced themselves.

2. Presentation from Irene Rodgers from Inter Cultural Management Associates about Developing and Keeping Talent
Ms. Irene Rodgers from Inter Cultural Management Associates gave a presentation about how to develop and keep talent in a company. She was also talking about what she and her colleagues experienced when they helped companies to reduce their turnover on employees.

3. Round Table Discussion
In the roundtable discussion all participants of the working group told what was already implemented in their company and discussed about certain issues or weak points of their strategies.

To summarize the group came to the following conclusions:

 - The working group stressed out the importance that the employee has to like the job before any program to keep talent can have an effect. That means that the process of keeping talent must come from both, the employer and the employee.

 - The staff must understand the whole process of which they are a part of to understand that their job is important for the company.

The working group also said that it is important that the process of keeping talent comes also from the higher management level. This level has to be aware of the Human Resources policies of the company.

The management and leaders should pay more attention to their staff to show that they appreciate what the employee is doing. Moreover the leader should show that they are interested in the person itself.

But also incentives and salary can help to keep the staff from leaving the company. The participants of the working group stressed out that salary should not be the only method to make people stay but can also help.

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