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Aim
This exercise is designed to help you assess how effective your organization is at finding, developing and retaining talented people.
Task
- Work through the statements below, noting whether you agree or disagree with them and provide evidence for your answers.
- Next, look back at the statements you disagreed with and note in the final column the underlying reasons within the organization that prevent the statement from being true.
- Look back at the underlying reasons column and identify any common problems/issues that prevent talent from being a priority within the organization.
- Identify what action should be taken to deal with these problems/issues and use the action planner at the end of the document to summarize any points that you have identified.
You can download a blank version of the template below.
Statements
Answer
Evidence
Gaps and Action Points
We recruit talented people when we find them, not just when vacancies arise.
We are always searching for new talent.
We know the characteristics of our current high performers
We occasionally promote high performers to a role for which they appear unready.
Talented individuals are consciously provided with ‘head room’ to allow them to take responsibility for important decisions.
Each job has a clear link between business activities and business results.
Statements
Answer
Evidence
Gaps and Action Points
We deliberately set stretching targets for all our talented performers.
We make a point of providing talented individuals with something new to work on as often as possible.
