Description
An innovative training programme, the only one of its kind deemed of vital importance by the Cyprus Human Resource Authority, that will acquaint Executives and HR Professionals with modern trends and effective approaches in Talent Management. Specifically, the trainers of the programme will present practical and tested approaches to equip participants with the skills and knowledge to develop their organisation’s talent management strategy and elevate the productivity of their employees and ultimately their organisations. Additionally, the programme entails the offering of catered in-house consultations, to afford participants with structured advice and guidance.
This programme is ideal for those looking for practical advice, methodologies and innovative tools on how to retain talent through the employee life cycle (on boarding, performance management, motivation, learning and development, succession, etc), using employee engagement initiatives.
Objectives
By the end of the training program, participants will be in a position to:
- Have an overview of the current HR practices engulfing talent management
- Define what is talent and talented employees
- Tell the difference between high potential employees and employees with high performance
- Describe the key competencies and roles in their organisation which are critical to its success
- Identify critical key positions
- Describe the main ingredients for a successful talent management strategy, including elements of employee engagement, wellbeing and performance management
- Analyse current challenges faced by their organisation impacting their talent strategy creation
- Develop effective techniques to identify talented individuals in their workplace
- Implement effective systems and performance management and evaluation techniques such as feedback and coaching for talent development in their workplace
- Choose and provide appropriate incentives and rewards for motivating, retaining and engaging talented individuals in their workplace
- Motivate and support talented individuals to achieve their development goals
Beneficial for:
- HR professionals
- CEOs
- General Managers
- Directors
- Line managers responsible for managing talent
Trainers

Kiki Kallis
BA in Psychology and Human Resources ManagementMA in Human Resources Management HR Manager,
CARDET

Vicky Charalambous
MSc/PhDc inOrganizational Psychology Chief Happiness Officer,
CARDET
Overview
Institutional Part
In-house Part
Cost
FREE
Price: €2,125.00 + VAT (€403.75)
HRDA subsidy: €2,125.00
Cost to participant: VAT (€403.75)
* VAT cost is returned to the participating organisations.
Implementation
The following topics will be analyzed in the institutional part of the program:
- Overview of the current HR practices to optimise talent
- Talent Management and Competency Frameworks
- Identifying my organisation’s key competencies
- Making the distinction between high potential individuals and high performers
- Talent attraction and selection
- Onboarding
- Coaching and mentoring tools and methodologies
- Developing potential
- Employee motivation and engagement
- Performance management
- Corrective actions for regaining high performance
- Effective feedback
- Digital talent management solutions
- McKinsey’s 9 box Performance-Potential Matrix
- Employee wellbeing
- Reward and recognition
- Career development and succession planning
- Action planning for success
By the end of the in-house training part (4 hours), the participants will be in a position to:
- Create or update their talent management strategy for the foreseeable future
- Draft an action plan spanning 1-3 years with specific actions on attracting, recruiting, developing, rewarding, motivating and retaining talented individuals
Trainers bios
Kiki Kallis
Ms Kallis is an expert HR professional and certified training facilitator with more than 23 years of training and work experience in the fields of HR and talent management. She has worked in the capacity of HR Consultant and HR Manager in local and international organisations in Cyprus, Greece and the United Kingdom in a variety of industries, including auditing/consulting, FMCG, health, technology and education as well as University Lecturer for the London Southbank University’s HRM Module of it’s MBA programme delivered in Cyprus through the Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIM). She is a Fellow Member of the Cyprus HRM Association (CyHRMA) of which she served as a Board Member for 5 years. She was also an active member of its Publications Committee, where she served in the capacity of Editor for several years. Additionally, she is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development of the United Kingdom (CIPD). She is certified by the HRDA as a Trainer / Instructor ( ΣΕΠ003599). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and HRM and a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from British universities. She enjoys writing articles and her current HR interests include talent management, diversity and inclusion, and employee engagement and wellbeing.
Vicky Charalambous
Vicky Charalambous, has academic studies in Positive Organizational Psychology (PhD), holds a Master's degree in Organizational & Economic Psychology and a degree in International and European Economic Studies. She has 20 years of experience as a consultant and trainer in human resource management, training and performance management. She has worked for SHL Hellas, a human resource consulting firm, has held the position of Human Resources Executive at British American Tobacco and has also worked as a Recruitment and Performance Manager at C.A. Papaellinas. She is the Director of the Institute of Development, where she provides, among other things, counselling services and training aimed at personal and professional development, utilizing, among other things, applications of Positive Psychology in the workplace. She has worked as a Lecturer in Organizational Psychology at European University. She is a Fellow member of the Cyprus Association of Human Resources Management, where she held the position of Publications and Communications Officer as a member of the Board of Directors (2013 - 2015) and has been awarded for her contribution to the International Relations Committee. She is also a member of the Cyprus Mentoring and Coaching Association (EMCC Cyprus) and the Hellenic Association of Positive Psychology. Her main interests include Workplace wellbeing, motivation and empowerment of individuals and groups, Positive Leadership, Happiness at work, Psychological Resilience and Performance Management. She has over 1500 hours of training experience and is a certified training instructor by the HRDA (ΣΕΠ 003246).
Contact details
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