Enhancing Talent Management for Sustained High Performance in Uber

Running head: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
A proposal to enhance talent management processes for sustained high performance in Uber

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Executive summary
The main aim of this report is to enhance talent management processes for sustained high
performance in Uber. It is found that talent management is an integral factor in human resource
management. It is illustrated that talent management is advantageous for sustainable high
performance in Uber Company. It is illustrated that talent management could be entailed by
hiring the right candidates in the right job, retaining the top talent, an understanding employee’s
better and significant professional development decision. It is also found that Uber offers several
services to consumers in the UK. Lack of leadership, the demand for higher compensation is
issues of talent management. It is addressed that smart hiring strategies, effective leadership, and
advanced technology are key strategies to overcome talent management issues.

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Table of Contents
Executive summary.....................................................................................................................................2
Introduction to talent management and sustainable high performance in organizations..............................4
Introduction to Uber with a focus on the UK and one other country...........................................................7
Uber in the UK........................................................................................................................................7
Uber in India............................................................................................................................................9
Discussion of issues related to talent management and HR levers in Uber and potential solutions...........10
Issues related to talent management......................................................................................................10
HR levers in Uber..................................................................................................................................11
Potential solution...................................................................................................................................13
Conclusion, listing main priorities for talent management in Uber............................................................15
References.................................................................................................................................................16

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Introduction to talent management and sustainable high performance in organizations
Talent is defined as the skills, aptitude, and competency for performing a specific job. It is
evaluated that talent is identification, utilization, inculcation, as well as retention of combination
of abilities as well as competencies of workforces with respect to Uber Company. Talent
management is an essential component with respect to human resource management (Cappelli,
and Keller, 2017).
It is illustrated as the deliberate strategy executed in recruiting and hiring, as well as developing
and retaining the workforces with the essential aptitude or skills in order to meet the present and
potential goals as well as needs of Uber Company. It is the maintenance and creation of helpful
as well as pro-people company culture. It is the commitment of Uber for recruiting, developing,
and retaining the highly talented as well as qualitative workforces available in the job
environment. This helps to obtain sustainable high performance (Noe, et. al., 2017).
But, influencing the best talent from the job market cannot be an easy task. There is a need for
high competency, experience, expertise on the part of the company in terms of recruiting the best
in Uber. The larger part of the human resource department is committed towards talent
management and that is highly dedicated with the intention of sourcing, recognizing, as well as
stealing the best talent.
Talent management within companies is not limited for influencing best individual in industry.
However, it is constant procedure, which entails hiring, developing, acquiring, promoting, as
well as retaining the employees in terms of accomplishing the requirement of an organization
(Cappelli, and Keller, 2017).
For example, when Uber wants the best talent for its competitors to perform with it, then it is
required for attracting that person as well as offers them desired things to come as well as join