10 Tips on How to Shine in a Talent Review Meeting
If you’re a manager, at some point in your career, if you haven’t already, you’ll be required to participate in something called a “talent review” meeting. That’s HR-speak for a … Read more
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The Performance and Potential Matrix (9 Box Model) – an Update
Note: this is an update to one of the very first posts I wrote in November 2007 and continues to be one of my most popular. I thought it was … Read more
Clues That You May Have Fallen off the Fast Track
Most medium to large size organizations have some version of “high potential” programs. These are programs designed to identify and prepare future leaders for larger roles. These elite pools of … Read more
10 Dysfunctional Characters at a Talent Review Meeting
A talent review meeting is an important part of any leadership development and succession planning process. It’s when a leadership team gets together to discuss the performance and potential of … Read more
A No-Bulls%&$ Guide to Succession Planning and Development
After having written my 500th post for Great Leadership, I thought it was finally time to write something on how to do succession planning. After all, it’s where I probably … Read more
How to “Score” Leadership Potential When Using the Performance and Potential Matrix
Managers can usually assess performance, but they struggle assessing potential. In this post, we’re look at why this is and I’ll offer a “formula” to help assess potential. I’ve written … Read more
Reader Question: Nine Box Performance and Potential Matrix Best Practices
A question from a reader around using the “nine box” (performance and potential matrix) to assess talent: Emailing with a question I have been asked by my leadership team, that … Read more
More Leadership Development on a Dime
A while ago, I wrote a post called “Leadership Development on the Cheap”, listing 10 ways to develop leaders without spending a lot of money. I hope that kind of … Read more
Nine Leadership Development Strategies for a Performance and Potential Matrix
I’ve written previous posts on how to use a 9-box performance and potential matrix for assessing leadership performance and potential. I’ve also provided three general development strategies to use … Read more
Leadership Development for C Players?
Developing employees can be time-intensive. Matching direct reports’ interests, values, and skills to growth opportunities requires energy and careful consideration. How can you optimize the time spent on this activity? … Read more