Almost 50% of NGOs have no talent management strategy, reveals Esade-PwC survey

Despite care for persons, career development and team empowerment being crucial for talent management in the third sector, just 47% of NGOs have no strategy for delivering employment guidance to their employees. This is one of the findings of the report ‘Desarrollo de talento y transformación cultural en las ONG’ (Talent development and cultural change in NGOs), produced by the Esade Social Innovation Institute and the PwC foundation, which highlights the importance of personal development and the ability to attract outside talent.

The report reveals that NGOs should have a talent management strategy in order to define how to attract, involve, retain and develop talent and ensure that performance steadily improves. According to Ignasi Carreras, director of the Esade-PwC NGO Leadership program, “Team leaders must give their teams opportunities to develop their careers, acknowledge their contribution and take their own needs into account, whilst ensuring that they tally with the organization’s mission and priorities

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