Who killed talent?
Featured in the Talent Management training manual
By Adelaide Shone
Category: Management
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
When we think of talent potential and high achievers, we generally think of highly motivated, highly visible members of staff. Often this is an accurate picture. However, there are occasions when the talented, those with most potential, may not be the most visible or the most motivated. Perhaps they feel ignored. Maybe they just feel alienated from where the organisation is going and need to look outside it for career fulfilment. This training activity reminds participants that their existing team may be a potential source of talent. It is the manager’s role to spot and engage these people, in order for them to feel that they have a future in the organisation and not with a competitor.
Participants take part in a murder mystery game ‘Who killed talent?’ Volunteers are sought to improvise the characters involved, and the remaining participants are divided into two groups of detectives. The role-play is set in a typical situation where a team has ‘lost’ a member to a competitor. The ‘detectives’ are challenged to find out what went wrong and who was responsible. After the role-play, the participants reconvene and take part in a discussion, reflecting on their own practices. This session is facilitated by the trainer.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers with participants to introduce them to the world of murder mystery games where some participants improvise the murder mystery suspects and some become the detectives.
- Themes:
- Leadership,
- Management skills,
- Motivation,
- Talent management,
- Team building,
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 01:35:00 |
| No of Pages: | 12 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to encourage participants to see all team members as sources of potential talent. As some ‘latent’ talent may be hidden or not engaged, the training activity, in a light hearted way, encourages participants to analyse a situation that can occur at any time in any workplace. By analysing the situation, they are also given the opportunity to reflect on their own practice. This training activity is beneficial for all abilities and experiences. This training activity can also be used as part of a programme on leadership, management skills, motivation and team building.
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