From the course: Creating a Top Talent Program

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Preparation for a top talent program

Preparation for a top talent program

From the course: Creating a Top Talent Program

Preparation for a top talent program

- Successfully running a top talent program will benefit your company in many ways when the timing and conditions are right and you have executive sponsorship. I worked with a market leading company that recently shifted its business strategy to ensure its continued future success. It also developed a major culture change initiative to support the new strategy's execution. At the same time, in the two years prior, the company lost four people in key or mission-critical roles within a short period of time. It didn't have a talent pipeline prepared to quickly fill these positions to avoid a disruption of businesses in these important areas. The CEO learned from this painful experience of having a shortage of top talent that he needed at a critical time. He insisted that the development of a top talent program needed to be included as part of the culture change initiative, and the company was in a position to fund it. Can you…

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