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May 20, 2018
How to Know if You Have the Right Talent to Accelerate Growth
By: Robin Jones
EXcuse me, is this seat taken?
The largest asset any organization must manage is its people. Employee Experience (EX) should be the cornerstone and fundamental value that drives your organization to success. In consideration of determining if you have the right talent to accelerate growth, look in the mirror and ask yourself the following:
Do I have the right people in the right seats?
This is fundamental for business success and growth. Whether you’re a start up lacking strategic talent, or an anchor that is scaling, strategic and superior talent is hard to find. Why is this? Not knowing what you are looking for or how to develop existing talent are a couple that come to mind. In improving business performance, you need to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your teams, increase the value that they add to the business strategy, and most importantly, determine how this adds to your competitive advantage.
A focus on how you compete, coupled with strategic priorities, are the recipe for success. With strategic priorities defined, talent development can be executed with success.
In determining a successful talent development program, these basic areas apply:
Ask yourself these questions to determine if the right people are in the right seats:
After the assessment of your seat selection, now you’re ready to execute on the fundamental areas of:
Areas of focus to improve the ability to execute:
For more assistance with Talent Development, download the Talent Enablement Tool. Or come visit me and my colleagues in .
Additional Resource
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Robin joined SBI as an Executive Recruiter, with a focus on sourcing and acquiring qualified professionals to join our team and those of our clients.
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