Purposeful Talent Development: Identifying your high potential people
Organizations need to use science-based best practices to find and develop future leaders.
People who aspire to lead at the top of organizations are plentiful. But although many are called, few are good enough to make it. The current (and past and most likely future) supply of individuals with these rare capabilities is not enough to fill the opportunities.
Making it to and making it at the top requires a person to have basic portfolio of knowledge, skills, abilities and attributes, and it takes organizations committed to developing future leaders.
Six Characteristics of High Potential Talent
There is near consensus on the basic arrows in the quiver of those with the capabilities to make it—with “high potential.” There are six clusters:
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