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If you believe that better quality talent delivers better results, then you should want as much great talent on your team as quickly as you can get it. A well-run talent review is the surest, shortest path to make that happen. Unfortunately, leaders don’t always get the benefits they should from talent reviews. Leaders are […]

At a recent dinner, a client steered the topic towards assessing the potential of talent. She asked me to share my insights on predicting the leadership potential of employees (defined as the ability to build and lead teams of increased scope and complexity to outperform the competition), to which I shared my musings summarized as: […]

There are two questions that we ask in our early conversations with clients. Their answers provide us with deep insights about their ability to add value through talent. They also instantly diagnose which talent practices need more attention. The two questions are: 1. Is your organization able to sustain individual high performance? 2. Do you […]

It’s great news that talent reviews have become almost universal in organizations. This foundational practice can help any organization to build better talent faster. The fact that most companies do them, however, doesn’t mean that they’re done well. We see companies with overly complex processes, vague definitions of potential, ill-equipped HR leaders, no follow up […]

Hal’s a loyal, friendly and well-liked guy. He’s been with your company more than 20 years. He’s in a big, important role. Hal was a great fit with the company when he joined, but is a highly questionable fit with its future needs. His performance is consistently rated at or slightly below average. His role […]

When we see a client’s failing performance management process, our first question is about how goal setting works in the organization. The client will say that goals are set 5 months into the year. They’ll show us long lists of tactical goals. They’ll explain that managers have no accountability to set goals well. While those […]

About This Report The 2023 HR Operating Model Report provides specific insights as to how companies are structuring and operationalizing HR. More than 200 companies worldwide participated with strong representation across small, medium and large organizations. All data was gathered in early and mid-2023. This report provides you with insights on the structure of COEs […]

About This Report The 2023 Global Performance Management Report provides specific insights to the practices companies are using (and not using) today in their performance management process. More than 300 companies worldwide participated with strong representation across small, medium and large organizations. All data was gathered in late 2022. This report provides you with details […]

It’s surprising that so many organizations – even the larger and more sophisticated ones – still lack a well-designed talent strategy. By well designed, we mean a strategy that tightly flows from the business strategy, is clear about the talent team’s three or four big promises/deliverables, spans at least three years, and is specific enough to explain the activities and investment needed. Here how to do that.