Talent Motivations, Behaviours & Barriers

Attract and retain talent from key underrepresented groups.

Are you struggling to retain or attract talent from key underrepresented groups, at a company level or in a specific function/team/region? We can help.

Talent Management

Attracting, developing, motivating and retaining high-performing employees is key to business growth. To effectively manage talent, HR leaders need qualitative insight to really understand what is going on both internally and externally.

Having the correct information is crucial to deciding which initiatives and actions should be implemented to ensure efforts aren’t misdirected. So our process starts by commissioning strategic research plans which provide your talent acquisition team with a clear overview of the marketplace. Then, with our actionable insights, they can select the right people and implement processes to retain them for the long term.

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Effective Talent Management

Knowing what drives and motivates talent is key to attraction and retention. There is no catch-all solution for attracting diverse candidates; a human approach is required to find out what really matters to underrepresented groups.

Pay gaps
Progression barriers, e.g. discriminatory managers or lack of development
Mental health incentives
Flexible working approaches
Career aspirations

Even businesses with extensive diversity initiatives can struggle to retain talent due to external market forces. For field-based roles, local culture can influence barriers and discrimination. In these cases, organisations should be collaborating with industry peers to educate and influence change.

How We Help

Talent management is aimed at improving business performance through practices that make employees more engaged. However, to develop effective talent management, you must develop your own strategy. That’s where we come in.

With a track record spanning over 15 years in DE&I work, we provide talent Insight by conducting research projects that identify root causes of underrepresentation. Our approach to understanding the motivations, barriers, career choices at local, regional, national or global levels is confidential and results in actionable insights to improve DE&I initiatives.

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Our company has used Armstrong Craven for over 10 years to source high quality talent. As we work to ensure our talent management strategy supports our business strategy, we are increasingly using AC to provide customised insights to inform our mid- to long-term talent planning. Our needs vary but overall, the information we get from AC ensures we create an employment offering that ensures we attract and retain the high calibre people we need, when we need them.Global Talent Business Lead, Global Pharmaceutical Company

The business really appreciates your support. Your Insights capability accelerated our knowledge transfer. Without partnering with Armstrong Craven, it would have taken us a year to get to the same point in our understanding of the market.Director, Global Talent Acquisition, Global Biotech

Armstrong Craven was recommended to me by the Group HR head of a FTSE 250 company in the UK. We were provided with a set of very viable candidates in each of the assignments and they helped us through the difficult selection process, as the finalists in both cases were all quite exceptional. Interim CEO – Innovative UK Start-up

We are increasingly retaining Armstrong Craven for roles at the highest levels and can rely on them to deliver the same level of service as Executive search firms using a much better cost model to the standard starting salary percentage model.Head of Resourcing, ASDA

We have used Armstrong Craven on a number of occasions now for executive research at the very highest levels and on each and every occasion they have helped us locate the right candidate, all of whom have gone on to make a fundamental contribution to the health and development of our businesses.Managing Director, Liquid Plastics Ltd

We are increasingly using Armstrong Craven rather than traditional search or head-hunters to support us with innovative, timely and cost effective sourcing of candidates. Armstrong Craven take a different approach to executive search and talent planning and are a great supplier for a business like us who is moving to direct sourcing.Global Recruitment Partner, AstraZeneca plc

Thanks for all your help in scouring the field for talent. I think the mapping and search worked out very well! I’d be happy to work with you again on similar talent needs.SLT Member, Major Pharma Company

We thank you for the excellent support and will definitely come back to AC for future pipelining.Global VP HR, Major Medical Devices Company

Spot on and thorough project, Great job, looking forward to reaching out to the individuals Really great, very happy, good to engage in more work including pipeline, search and mapping.TA Head, Major Pharma Company

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If you want to learn a little more about what we do and how talent research can help you make better-informed business decisions, our team of talent research and consulting specialists are happy to help.