Assignment Training and Development

Dated: 29-NOV-2016
Section: B
Semester: 8
Submitted to:

A.p. Moller Maersk Group: Strategic Talent

Management

Q1. Critical talent challenges Maersk facing?

There are following components and challenges that are faced by the Maersk group.
1. Retention
With growing organization, the retention is necessary as well as hiring new
talent.
2. Development
Hiring inexperienced and fresh individuals and providing them orientation of the
organization culture and training on the required jobs.
3. Integrated experienced hires
Hiring outside talent helps the organization grow as a whole. As they are the new
and fresh idea of the company. Yet culture of the organization made it tough for
them to grow.
4. Practice of rehiring
Rehiring was taking as a strongly no go zone as the companys culture was so
strong that it felt like a family and leaving the place would be upheld for treason
but one of the returning employee stated that coming back to the company with a
different experience was a great thing to do.
5. Building an inclusive culture
not sticking to one nation or culture but being global helped the company to grow,
and as well as the diversity helped the company to grow in many nations.

Q2. What drives employee turnover? What can companies do to retain their talent?

Reasons which drive employee turnover:

Less motivation to the employees

Lack of opportunities to grow in the organization
Office politics

Retaining their talent:

Training Sessions
Promotion Chances
Appropriations in rewards

Q3. Can leaders be developed? Why or why not? If so, how?

Leaders can be made but would lack the instinct and qualities a born leader would have.

Born leaders have a great vision and are proactive about everything.
They take calculated risks
They assess every situation with greater instinct

Q4. What makes a recruitment process successful? What are the challenges with hiring

experienced talent?

Recruitment Process:

Thoroughly sorted out job analysis

With job description and specifications made clearly

Challenges in hiring:

Scanning from a large chunk of candidate

Conflict of introvert
Dual personality like they are something other in front of someone at back they
are something else.

Q5. Should Maersk rehire its former employees? Why or why not?

They should hire former employees as well because they are integrated on the
companys culture and well aware of the system with much experience in different fields
and systems. The Maersk company can take benefit from it.

Q6. How would you characterize Maersks culture? What are its best aspects? What

could or should change?

The culture doesnt need a change. Maersks culture is very integrated and friendly. All
the management and employees are considered one big family and that family kept
increasing and the company went global.
Q7. What recommendations would you make to Allen and Pejter? What should they do?

Keeping in view of the following strategies:

Retaining talent
Develop the talent
Diverse workforce
Targeted training
Hiring of former employees
It would be beneficial for them that the former employees will bring diverse experience
New experienced outsiders and fresh employees are also very fruitful for the company.