The document discusses CEOs' priorities related to talent management activities. Some key findings from surveys of CEOs include: 73% intend to spend over 25% of their time on talent activities, 79% will increase this time in the next fiscal year. CEOs also feel they spend enough time on talent retention (63%), hiring (67%), and internal capability building (71%). Experts from various companies also commented on how they spend their time, ranging from 20-30% on talent management, with activities like recruiting, developing leaders, ensuring culture and engagement, and communicating with employees.

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Interesting Facts!
73% CEOs intend to spend more than 25 percent of their time on talent related activities
79% CEOs will spend more time on talent activities in the next fiscal
75% CEOs feel they spend enough time on talent related activities
67% of the CEOs spend more time on hiring the right talent
63% spend more time on retaining talent
71% of CEOs say that they track building internal capabilities on their scorecard
61% of CEOs track succession planning on their personal scorecard

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EXPERTS SPEAK
Our strength is the quality of talent pool that we have, and our business
growth is directly linked to the growth and development of this talent.
Manish Choudhary, VP & MD, Pitney Bowes Software India
I spend over 30 percent of my time on people related activities, which is
primarily on people alignment, communication, reviewing and coaching
future leaders
B. Santhanam, MD. Saint-Gobain Glass India
About 25 percent of my time goes straight into people strategy as
people are our key differentiators
Sanjay Modi, MD, Monster.com (India, ME and SEA)
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EXPERTS SPEAK
At thebeginning of our journey, we operated with a PLF of about 80
percent and now we have graduated to above 90 percent
Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD, NTPC
As CEO, I spend about 20-25 % of my time in talent related activities which is
primarily spent on interviewing top leadership team members as well as
participating actively in the development centers.
Harsh Chitale, CEO, HCL Infosystems
For me, the most important people priority is to ensure that our
employer brand is reflective of the Towers Watson culture and values.
Vivek Nath, MD, Towers Watson
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EXPERTS SPEAK
As the Group CEO, one of my key priorities is to connect with people,
both formally and informally.
Sachindra Nath, Group CEO, Religare Enterprises
Employee satisfaction and retention are part of my matrix, and they are
certainly entrenched into the whole performance management system
Sunil Duggal, CEO, Dabur India
Recruiting people for the right role, internal growth and cross functional
Movements are a critical part of my role as MD
Anil Khanna, MD, Blue Dart Express
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EXPERTS SPEAK
As CEO, my day is either spent with a customer or a consultant in the
organization.
Anand Shankar, CEO, Aon Hewitt India
I can irrefutably assert that investing well in our people has been the
fountainhead of our sustained, superior performance
Sanjeev Prasad, MD, LeasePlan India
My role is all people-related; even when we are discussing operations,
finance, projects, etc., it all boils down to people management and people
skills.
C. S. Verma, CMD, Steel Authority of India Limited
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EXPERTS SPEAK
EXL’s current growth rate of about 30 % CAGR over the years has been
possible because of its emphasis on attracting the right talent, developing
them, acquiring greater skills and managerial capabilities.
Rohit Kapoor, Vice Chairman & CEO, EXL Service Holdings
In the past year, my time spent on people related activities has gone up
from 40 percent last year to 55 percent today.
Sandeep Dhar, CEO, Tesco Hindustan Service Centre
The principle we follow is AER - Attract, Enable and Retain. Through this we
are able to hire around 1200 people annually
Ganesh Natarajan, Vice Chairman & CEO, Zensar Technologies
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EXPERTS SPEAK
Talent management, leadership development and creating an engaging
culture are the core focus areas in my calendar.
Sudhir Nagaraj, CEO, Vodafone India Services
We are the only company that has not seen any attrition at the senior
management level over the last 10-12 years
Susir Kumar, Executive Chairman Designate Global Services, Serco
25% of my time is spent on attracting the right leadership talent, developing
them and ensuring that they have the right goals and direction.
Aruna Jayanthi, CEO, Capgemini India
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EXPERTS SPEAK
I always believe that when it comes to people, time is unlimited, and even if I
have to give up some other priority to spend time with people, I would do
that
T. Krishna Kumar, CEO, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
Our intellectual capital is our people, so the better processes we have in
place to develop them, the more the competitive advantage
N. V. ‘Tiger’ Tyagarajan
My time on people-related activities is spent between employee
communication and mentoring
S. D. Shibulal, CEO, Infosys
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