Jins News On Wealth, Business and Success

7 March 2012 Issue Talent Management

A robust talent management strategy is needed to attract, retain and nurture talented employees.

Business/Wealth Coach & Consultant

FCCA (UK), FCPA (Australia), CPA (Singapore), MCIM, MBA (Marketing), MCSI (UK), FCMI (UK), MInstLM (UK)

CHAN Kieng Jin

The best organisations identify different talent types and treat them accordingly. If you ask most business leaders what is the critical success factor in ensuring their organisations sustainability, they will respond with one word: talent. However, many leaders are failing to identify that there are different types of talent within their organisation and the need to respond to their differing developmental requirements. Research by talent management experts Jackson Samuel found that organisations that have grasped the significance of creating different talent groups are outperforming firms with a homogenous talent pool by up to 66%. Talented people are unique in terms of their needs, but meeting these individually would require a massive mobilisation of resources and would not be possible on a practical level. But if you can identify the segment that someone fits into, you will meet their expectations more effectively. Some organisations have already taken a more targeted approach to talent segmentation. Thomson Reuters, a global news and financial intelligence organisation that employs 56,000 people in over 100 countries, has created talent segments that reflect the capabilities critical to the company. (continue next page)

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Contents
Talent Management - pages 1 and 2 Learn Investing To Achieve Financial And Time Freedom To Enjoy Your Life - page 2 Coaching Can Benefit All Managers - pages 3 and 4 Personal Investing And Wealth Management Program: Starting 22 March- pages 3 to 6 Health Is Wealth - Sleep Problems pages 5 and 6 Developing Business Acumen Road Map - page 7

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Thomson Reuters has identified five critical talent segments global talent, executives, future leaders, technologists and domain experts and implemented a number of high-impact initiatives for each. They started by having a clear understanding of their talent profile in each segment, how they behave, what attracted them to join Thomson Reuters, what they liked about the company. It is quite similar to market segmentation. What the company wanted to know is how to keep the talent engaged and how to attract and retain more of each talent segment." What has facilitated Thomson Reuters rapid progress the new segmentation strategy took just 90 days to be developed was the buy-in from leadership and management at all levels of the company, and the absence of a cost impact. According to Dimitra Manis, the companys global head of HR,"Because segmentation is simply a more focused and targeted approach to talent investment, it doesnt necessarily cost any more," "And because we have one highly skilled senior talent leader in charge of each segment, who really knows the people intimately, understands what motivates them and how to develop their talent, then this becomes a true differentiator for us.

Learn Investing To Achieve Financial And Time Freedom To Enjoy Your Life
Research has shown that most of us want to spend more time with family. We yearn for time freedom, yet very few of us achieve it. Time freedom starts with financial freedom. Start now to realise your lifes dreams! For most of us, our salaries are not enough to secure an adequate financial nest egg for retirement. You can learn how to achieve financial and time freedom to enjoy your life through global investing and wealth management. Make your money work hard for you. Most of us are caught in the rat race. We work to bring in the money, get married, pay the mortgage, pay monthly bills, have children, save for their education, children grow up and before we know it, it is time to retire!! Work- life is a routine which most of us dread but have little choice. More than 80% of people in this world cannot afford to retire because they have not planned their finances! They are not aware of the importance of managing their wealth for a financially secured retirement. They do not have the knowledge and they do not start early enough! Global governments know that the national pension schemes are not enough for retirement. In Singapore, most of our CPF funds are used for property purchase and is not sufficient for retirement.

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Coaching Can Benefit All Managers
According to a new survey by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), 80% of organisations have used coaching in some form in the last five years, yet its more often used for CEOs and senior executives than at line manager level. But if your managers were coached and even trained as coaches themselves, the business benefits could be huge. Coaching is a great developmental tool for organisations facing cost cuts and looking to get more from less. In these challenging business environments, the potential benefits of coaching for managers to better performance is huge. The ILM survey showed that 45% of managers think coaching improves their performance, and 42% say it gives them greater confidence in the workplace compelling reasons to explore coaching for managers at all levels. With poor performance or attitude problems, coaching can help managers reach the root of a problem. Quite often its the symptom that presents itself and not whats causing the problem. Establishing a coaching culture at work could start with something as simple as sending your managers to be coached. Coaching teaches managers to communicate with subordinates in an engaging way rather than resorting to the traditional command and control approach. (continue next page)

Learn How To Achieve Financial And Time Freedom To Enjoy Your Life! Personal Investing and Wealth Management Program Intake 17 starting on 22 March 2012
By Attending this program, you will learn how to: Understand risks and returns to manage your risk appetite in investing Understand the common asset classes and investment vehicles - Equities, ETFs, Bonds and Mutual Funds for investment and wealth creation How to identify and invest in great companies to multiply your wealth Understand the dynamics of the financial markets for investment opportunities How to plan for financial security to enjoy your life How to develop your investment portfolio for growing your wealth 10 lessons, part time, plus 12 months subscription to Jins Investor News with accompanying webinars to discuss equity investment topics and issues

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Coaching Can Benefit All Managers
Coaching works well when combined with interactive training programs. Training + coaching equals improved performance. Creating a successful coaching culture must come from the top. If senior level management have not bought into coaching, training alone will not yield better performance. Coaching makes it easier to draw well-defined and emotionally engaging goals from the person being coached. Coaching can have a strong positive effect on an organisation when measurable outcomes are set and the coaching is assessed by whether those outcomes are achieved. The companys happy because the coaching goals have been achieved, the employee is happy because they are more self motivated to perform better, and the manager is happy because his/her life is easier. So youve got staff who are much happier, more productive and more aligned to the organisations goals.

Learn How To Achieve Financial And Time Freedom To Enjoy Your Life! Personal Investing and Wealth Management Program Intake 17 starting on 22 March 2012
By Attending this program, you will learn how to: Understand risks and returns to manage your risk appetite in investing Understand the common asset classes and investment vehicles - Equities, ETFs, Bonds and Mutual Funds for investment and wealth creation How to identify and invest in great companies to multiply your wealth Understand the dynamics of the financial markets for investment opportunities

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How to plan for financial security to enjoy your life How to develop your investment portfolio for growing your wealth 10 lessons, part time, plus 12 months subscription to Jins Investor News with accompanying webinars to discuss equity investment topics and issues

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Personal Investing and Wealth Management Program Personal Investing and Wealth Management Intake 17 starting on 22 March 2012 Intake 17 starting on 22 March 2012
Time Table
Lesson No. 1 Date Mar. 22 Topic Investment basics -Understanding risks -Understanding stock market dynamics - Knowing yourself - Overview of Types of Investments Stock basics and understanding nancial statements for investing Use of nancial ratios in investing Fundamental analysis and value investing Technical analysis and investing Basic economics and investing Investing in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Bonds and Mutual Funds Retirement planning Developing your investment portfolio

Health Is Wealth: Sleep problems

3. Your Employer

Strategic Thinking In Your Life

Program

How is your employers business? Is it growing and is it financially sound?

Chronic sleeplessness can environment positive?to Is your working affect our ability concentrate at work, and ultimately shorten our life span. Do you have a supportive boss?
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Whilst most of us can cope with the occasional lack next job promotion? of sleep, it becomes a chronic problem when sleep loss lasts for 4. Know Your Strengths and Weaknesses in four or five nights a week or more. Insomniacs are the following areas: good sleepers to twice as likely as have low energy, three times as likely to report with Your values and work relationships low mood and poor concentration, and four times as likely others to have relationship difficulties. business competencies Your technical, Its not surprising, therefore, that sleep loss affects Your ability health insurance business performance. A to market yourself survey found that the sleep-deprived have 3 more sick days Your personal financials: Cash, per year than normal sleepers. savings habit, your spending habits, According to Dr Robotham, senior researcher, the Your social in U.K., capabilities Mental Health Foundation networking occasional bad sleepers may You ability to power nap, he says, as benefit from a work as a team well as drinking coffee (although not too late or excessively), Yourair and keeping hydrated when fresh leadership and management competencies feeling the effects of a sleepless night. (continue next page)
Your business acumen competencies (continue next page) indebtedness, your personal net worth and experiences

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Health Is Wealth: Sleep problems

Insomniacs, however, really need to think about their sleep pattern, says Dr Robotham. Its important to have a regular bedtime routine, keeping a record of the time slept each night, and setting a regular bedtime and waking time based on the hours slept. Employers should recognise that people have different body clocks and are alert at different hours, says Dr Robotham. They can include some flexi-time leeway, so employees can adjust their hours to suit their body clocks. Insomnia can be a causal factor in conditions like depression, diabetes and heart disease. Regular exercise can reduce stress and anxiety, and promote better sleep. And the right diet is also important: dairy products, for example, contain tryptophan which helps make the sleep-inducing hormones melatonin and serotonin. Caffeine should be avoided close to bedtime, and alcohol, although initially sleep inducing, can cause early waking. Poor sleepers should also ensure their bedroom environment has the optimal temperature, noise and light levels for sleep. Electronic devices can trigger sleeplessness and shouldnt be used in bed. Relaxation techniques like meditation and natural remedies, such as a few drops of lavender oil on the pillow, have also been known to help sleep in many cases. Workers with serious sleep problems need appropriate advice for their condition, advises Dr Robotham. Managers can help, however, by creating a culture in which staff feel comfortable discussing sleep problems and seeking support, easing the stress of sleeplessness.

Personal Investing and Wealth Management Program

Intake 17 starting on 22 March 2012
Program Fee SGD$2,999.00 (Without group discount)/ SGD$2,899.00 (With group discount) (Terms and conditions apply) Program Structure There will be a total of ten (10) tuition sessions as shown in the timetable. Each session will be 3 hours. Participants are allowed maximum 4 makeup tuition sessions. Participants who miss any topic will have to follow the timetable of the next intake for the make-up session of the respective topic. As part of the program, participants will receive twelve monthly issues of JINs Investor Newsletter (e-Newsletter) by email, starting from the month after the start of this program intake and be invited to twelve monthly webinars occurring in the respective months as the e-Newsletter issues, to discuss the contents of the corresponding eNewsletter. The objective of JINs Investor Newsletter is to facilitate investing and wealth management education and discussion amongst members. You will continue to engage with Jin through his twelve consecutive monthly Investor Newsletters and Webinars following the month after the start of this program. He will share with you how he analyses the global financial markets and economic issues for investing opportunities to multiply your wealth. Interested To Join? Click here

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Developing Business Acumen Road Map

1 - How to Read and Analyse Financial Statements Learn More >> 2 Effective Working Capital Management Learn More >> 3 - How to Financially Evaluate Project Risks and Returns Learn More >> 4 - Developing Marketing Acumen Learn More >> 5 Strategic Thinking and Management Learn More >> 6 - How to Write a Business Plan/ Proposal Learn More >> 7 Effective Sales Management Learn More >> 8 Effective Performance/Budget Management Learn More >>

Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves. Lao Tzu

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