Purposeful talent development is aligned to strategy execution

So you have an organizational strategy. Great! Now you have to execute. Are you prepared to do this?

Is your talent aligned to drive forward and execute effectively? According to the 2018 DDI Global Leadership Forecast, 50 percent of HR Professionals do not feel they have a well-integrated and strategically aligned leadership development program or process. What does this tell us? There is work to be done.

What can you do now to align your talent development to your organizational strategy? Consider the following:

1.    Identify critical talent needs. Meeting organizational strategic goals relies on having the right people in the right roles. Critical talent needs are those roles and skills that are vital to your long-term success. Those roles and skills can be senior leaders or functions, that if open, severely impact the organization’s ability to move forward. Identification of critical roles cannot be done in a vacuum. There needs to be clear alignment within the organizational strategies to have the greatest impact.

 

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