Talent Strategies for Attracting and Retaining People: A Case Study on Sainsbury's

This presentation focuses on the talent management strategies used by Sainsbury's to attract and retain people. It explores the scope and impact of talent management within the organization and provides recommendations for effective implementation. The presentation also includes a case study analysis and research findings.

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Table of Contents
 Introduction
 Main Body
 Conclusion
 References

INTRODUCTION
Talent Management refers to the use of a wide range of approaches which can be quite helpful in ensuring that
the talented people are effectively and efficiently managed within an organization (Alimam, 2019). Therefore,
it can be highly helpful in leading towards the attainment of a wide range of goals and objectives in the short-
term, medium-term and long-term in the future. Thus, it is quite important for the HR managers that they are
able to make the use of different types of strategies and methods which can help in ensuring the best use of
talent in a right way. HR department thus needs to focus at using the best strategies and methods possible for
the purpose of Talent Management. For this report, Sainsbury's has been chosen. It is a British Company which
focuses on providing a wide range of goods and services to the people in the market. In this report, a detailed
and specific focus will be made on Establishment of Project Aims and Objectives, Conducting of Research,
Presentation of the Project. Additionally, specific analysis will be made on Reflection on the value gained from
the project as a part of this assignment.

MAIN BODY
Topic- “Talent Strategies used by the companies for attracting and retaining people- A case study
on Sainsbury's”
Aim- To find out about the talent management strategies which can be used by the companies
for attracting and retaining people.
Objectives-
 To identify the scope for ensuring the use of talent management in the organization.
 To assess the impact created by the use of talent management strategies within the
organization.
 To find out the best way through which talent management strategies can be applied within
the organization.

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According to Karim Ansari, there are different types of Talent
Management Strategies which can be used by the HR departments in
the organizations. These are Understanding the power of job
descriptions, Assessment of candidate cultural fit, Learning to become a
coach, Providing continuous training and development opportunities,
Giving back to employees with rewards and recognition and Cultivating
an honest career path. Therefore, it is quite important for the firms that
they are able to use these strategies in a best way so that the goals and
objectives related to efficiency and productivity can be raised. Thus, it
can be said that with the use of these particular strategies the
enhancement of the overall efficiency and effectiveness level can be
done. Therefore, In this way it can be said that the use of a wide range
of Talent Management Strategies can be made by Sainsbury's so that it
is able to attain the goals and objectives effectively and efficiently.

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A Project Management Plan refers to a document which is used in order to identify the way
a project is going to perform in the future and the way in which the outlining of the scope,
goals, budget, timeline and deliverables of the project is done so that it can become
successful in the future (Bartolf and D'Antonio, 2020). For Sainsbury's, it is quite important
that the use of this plan can be made which will help in ensuring that the Project can
become successful in a right way.

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Work Breakdown Structure- It is a detailed structure through which the division of a wide range of
tasks can be carried out which ensures that the use of appropriate methods and techniques can be
made so that the tasks can be completed well within the stipulated period of time (Hota, 2017).
Therefore, it is quite important for the management of Sainsbury's that it is able to create a detailed
WBS which will help a lot in achieving a higher-level of efficiency and effectiveness.
Schedule- It refers to the detailed schedule according to which a project has to be initiated so that the
Project is able to meet out the goals and objectives in the future in the right manner (Johnston, 2018).
For this purpose, the use of a detailed Gantt Chart has to be made. It can be helpful so that the project
can be scheduled in such a manner so that it can meet the standards which have been set for it.

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 Work Breakdown Structure- A Work Breakdown Structure refers to a flowchart according to
which a detailed break-up of the tasks can be carried out in an appropriate way so that the detailed
goals and objectives which are related with the project can be achieved (Nasiri and Bageriy, 2020).
In the context of Sainsbury's, it is essential so that the detailed goals and objectives related with the
project of Talent Management can be attained.
 Gantt Chart- A Gantt Chart means a schedule which is prepared so that all the activities
which are associated with the project can be carried out in an appropriate way. In Sainsbury's, this
can be helpful in ensuring that the project is able to meet out its goals and objectives in a right way
in the future (Nedelcu, 2017). Thus, In this way this will be quite helpful in ensuring that the
project can be successful in the future.

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There are different methods which can be used for the purpose of carrying out research on
a given topic. The use of the following methods has to be made so that the organization is
able to ensure that the appropriate conclusions and recommendations can be drawn from
conducting the research-
Primary Research- In this method, the collection of the data can be done by directly
contacting the various types of respondents and recording their views (Puig and et.al.,
2017). This will be quite helpful in ensuring that the respondents are able to ensure that by
providing their views they form a base through which the different types of conclusions
and recommendations can be drawn. Methods like Survey, Questionnaire, Interview,
Observation etc. can be used here.

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The data and findings can be properly analysed by ensuring that the use of
graphical representation method is made (Sánchez-Ollero, García-Pozo and
Cappa, 2020). Therefore, In this way with a proper use of the different types
of graphs can be made so that the analysis and interpretation can be done
effectively and efficiently. Thus, the management of Sainsbury's has to make
sure that the presentation of the data and findings can be done as follows-
Question 1- Should the HR department of Sainsbury's take initiative for
implementing the Talent Management strategies?
 Answer-
 Yes- 80 respondents
 No- 20 respondents

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Question 2- Will the use of Talent
Management strategies help in increasing
the efficiency and effectiveness of the
employees?
Answer-
 Yes- 75 respondents
 No- 25 respondents

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Question 3- Is Talent
Management helpful in ensuring that
the overall goals and objectives can be
attained?
Answer-
 Yes- 85 respondents
 No- 15 respondents

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Question 4- Is Talent Management
required in the implementation of the long-
term strategies of the organization?
Answer-
 Yes- 90 respondents
 No- 10 respondents

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Question 5- Should
Talent Management Strategies
and Techniques be applied in
all the departments of the
organization?
Answer-
 Yes- 95 respondents
 No- 5 respondents

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It is quite essential that the recommendations can be derived using the appropriate analysis
and interpretation techniques in the organizations. This will help in ensuring that the
management is able to take the right decisions for the future. The recommendations for the
managers of Sainsbury's are as follows-
 It is recommended to the managers of Sainsbury's that they must take actions for the
purpose of ensuring that the best talent management strategies can be implemented in a
right manner within the company.

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I am an employee working in the Professional Development Team of Sainsbury's. I was
given a task by my Line Manager to identify the scope for implementation of Talent
Management Strategies in the organization by conducting a research within the company
so that the conclusions and recommendations could be drawn (Stewart, 2016).

CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that Talent Management refers to the use of specific
methods and techniques through which the management of the talented people within the
organization can be done. It helps the HR department in taking steps which can be helpful in
leading towards the attainment of the short-term, medium-term and long-term goals and objectives
in the future. Further, it is essential that for the better management of the talented people within the
firms the steps which are important are undertaken leading towards the taking of appropriate
decisions. For successfully carrying out a Business Project, there are certain steps which are
required to be undertaken. Therefore, this can be helpful in ensuring that the successful execution
of the Business Project can be done when the use of conclusions and recommendations is done in a
right manner.

References
 Alimam, O. M. A., 2019. The moderating role of business competencies in the
relationship between Talent Management and Business Performance (Doctoral
dissertation, Sudan University of Science and Technology).
 Bartolf, M. and D'Antonio, L., 2020. Talent Management Analysis for the Air Wing of
the Future. Acquisition Research Program.

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