Talent management involves understanding both an employer's and employee's perspectives. For employers, it is about maximizing their workforce to meet strategic goals, lower turnover, and transfer critical knowledge. For employees, it is understanding career opportunities and how to advance. Effective talent management through integrated processes like recruitment, performance management, and competency identification can increase business results like higher profits while also improving employee satisfaction and retention.

1. Talent Management
Is your talent working for you?
Whether you recognize it or not, you’re already investing in talent
management. The question is, are you getting what you want from
your investment?
The answer requires looking at two perspectives. For an employer, talent
management is understanding who you have and how you can make the
most of them. For an employee, talent management is understanding
what’s possible, what’s expected, and how to get there.
Employer
How can I lower unplanned turnover?
How can I preserve critical knowledge
when my aging workforce retires?
How can I get more out of my people
processes and make them easier?
How can I stop high-potentials and
leaders from leaving?
How can I secure the skills I need to meet
recruiting, performance-based
my company’s strategic goals?
How can I get more insight into my employees?
coaching, and identification
of key competencies are the
processes which drove greatest
business results. Organizations
which integrate and optimize
these processes can create a
high-performance culture, a
deep understanding of critical
talent needs and future
shortages, and a clear view
of the best sources for
new talent.”
Bersin & Associates report,
“High-Impact Talent Management:
Trends, Best Practices, and Industry
Solutions” 2007
How can I secure my job?
How can I get the knowledge I need to
move up when others move on?
How can I get the most out of the company
processes which affect me?
How can the company see my potential and
view me as a leader?
How can I ensure my skills meet the company’s
most strategic needs?
How can I can ensure the company knows my
skills and value?
Talent management is the essential link between
these two perspectives
When planned and implemented in an
integrated way, talent management
yields significant results.
For employers, these results can include
higher earnings, greater net profit,
and increased returns from equity
and assets. For employees, these
results can include greater satisfaction,
increased productivity, and a stronger
intent to stay.
Simply put, integrated talent
management is the key to making
the most of your talent.
Your People = Your Success
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Employees
Increased Productivity
Effective talent
management
drives increased
business value
Shorter time to hire
Better performance
More engagement
Thought-leadership and innovation
Strategic alignment
Lower Costs
Lower recruiting costs
Streamlined onboarding
Less administration
Higher Satisfaction
Customer and partner satisfaction
Greater effectiveness and efficiency
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2. Why PeopleFirm?
Our services are targeted
TALENT STRATEGY
PeopleFirm specializes in a select set of talent management offerings.
We work from the strategy level down to the foundations of talent
management, focusing on practices, programs, and resources
which—when optimized—drive the most value for your business.
TALENT
PLANNING
TALENT
ACQUISITION
TALENT
PERFORMANCE
TALENT
DEVELOPMENT
COMPETENCIES
PeopleFirm recognizes the integral connections between talent strategy
and talent disciplines and the foundations that underlie them both.
EMPLOYMENT BRAND
TALENT ANALYTICS
CORE TECHNOLOGY
Our perspective is different
• The value of talent management compounds when integrated
• Our solutions make the complex simple and the abstract intuitive
• Talent management is a business priority, not just an HR initiative
• We develop capabilities and deliver great solutions
• The employee experience is as important as the business outcome
ASSESS
DEFINE
DESIGN
IMPLEMENT
Our approach is holistic and inclusive
STRATEGY
PeopleFirm brings deep talent management knowledge and expertise.
Decades of hands-on internal and external consulting experience give us
proven insight into innovative practices and what really works.
PROCESS
We start and end with your business, bringing a clear understanding of
the vital role your people play in achieving your strategy. Our approach
is holistic and inclusive, helping you achieve practical, integrated, and
sustainable results.
TECHNOLOGY
PeopleFirm, LLC
About PeopleFirm
Seattle Office:
2201 6th Avenue, Suite 150
Seattle, WA 98121
We are a consultancy passionate about our singular mission: helping our clients achieve a
competitive advantage through their people. To that end our service focus is:
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Your People = Your Success
People Strategy – We
assess organizational
investment options
across all areas related
to people and talent
management with
the goal of selecting
the best investment
course that propels the
organization’s strategy.
Organizational Performance – Our
approach builds high-performing organizations
by maximizing individual and team
contributions through strategic alignment,
effective structures, and supporting cultures.
Talent Management – Addressing the
employee lifecycle from entry to exit,
PeopleFirm designs and implements solutions
that optimize talent management processes
and improve employee experiences.
Change Management – We are recognized
for designing and leading change
management programs that lower risks,
accelerate results, and deliver value. Our
proven approach ensures change sticks.
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Portland Office:
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Portland, OR 97209