
Being it that I am in Texas right, I thought this would be appropriate, and much needed...
We all have a very general concept and understanding of Texas Hold 'Em; a form of poker. Anyone who plays Texas Hold 'Em knows, that you play the cards that you were dealt. During the course of the game you cannot ask the dealer for new cards and you cannot say, "you don't like these cards." You play, what you are dealt. To be honest, you kind of fake it 'til you make it.
We all have a very general concept and understanding of Texas Hold 'Em; a form of poker. Anyone who plays Texas Hold 'Em knows, that you play the cards that you were dealt. During the course of the game you cannot ask the dealer for new cards and you cannot say, "you don't like these cards." You play, what you are dealt. To be honest, you kind of fake it 'til you make it.
Keeping
that concept in mind, for quite some time now, I have been engulfed in these
discussions around strategic talent acquisition. I here all the time,
"well… we did not find the right fit," or "we cannot find
candidates with strong technical/functional skills,'" or "we need
more experienced candidates," or "they didn’t possess 100% of the
competencies and technological/functional knowledge we require.'" When I hear that, I usually want to
say, "My dear, what you are saying to me is nothing short of an
excuse. And, now I wonder if you even know what you are actually looking for in
a candidate."
Why
is this an excuse? Because, if we go back to our reference to Texas Hold 'Em,
we can only play the cards we are dealt. Therefore, when it comes to talent
acquisition at EVERY level of your organization, and I mean every level - a
company MUST meet their talent where the talent is. If you are finding that you
do not have enough XYZ types of talent - there are 2 behavioral response to
that issue:
Pay the Cards
You Are Dealt: As an organization, get from behind your desk, get out,
and growth that talent in your communities (this is within the scope of
control)
Doing Nothing
and Expecting Different Results: As an organization, you can wait for
the education system or cultural differences to change (this is well BEYOND the
scope of control)
If
we take a look at the 2 behavioral responses we find that Playing the Cards You Are Dealt - proactively
and strategically takes control of the elements of talent acquisition that are
within the span of control. For example, how the organization interacts with
the community, the future talent pipeline, the brand recognition, more, importantly brand understanding. The second of
these behavioral responses of Doing Nothing and
Expecting Different Results is hoping some element that the
organizational cannot control, mysteriously adjusts itself to suit your
business needs.
For
far too long, we, meaning we as businesses, shifted accountability for the
short comings of our talent. For far too long, we idly waited for something
outside of our scope of control to change our circumstance. For far too long,
we did not play the cards we were dealt. But rest assured, we are now playing
the cards that we were dealt, and now we are meeting our talent where our
talent is and developing the workforce of the future that our organizations
require. Knowing that the future were deal us better cards, because we learned
to play this hand so well.
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