How Dell Manages Talent

Dell, though long known for its reliable workplace computers and customer service, is not as well recognized for its successful growth strategy. One of the keys to this growth strategy actually lies in the way people are managed within the company. Dell has created within the company a culture where teamwork, learning and excelling are encouraged within each employee. This means that the structure of the company is allowed to be more open-ended and less structured: a broader triangle company structure. Based on the merit-system, Dell aims to develop, retain, and attract the best people in order to encourage talent and leadership and eventual growth of the company.

With part of this growth strategy, Dell provides global talent management programs to develop people who can execute our business strategy and meet customer needs: perhaps the secret to becoming an industry leader. In order to better increase performance of all Dell employees and identify future leaders, the company’s performance management system links individual goals with organizational performance. This means that Dell provides annual formal reviews, opportunities for performance rewards and promotions and throughout the year, feedback, coaching, training and development. The process serves to align individual and company objectives resulting in economic growth and sustainability for Dell in the longrun.