Building a high potential pipeline:
Customised Development Assessment Centres to identify and develop high potential staff.
The Client: Professional services firm
01.The Challenge:
Identifying potential of individuals for excellent future performance at the next level of seniority in a swiftly changing environment, supplementing technical expertise with leadership capability.
02.The Solution:
- Designed a series of Development Assessment Centres as a gateway for development needed for each level.
- Combined realistic future-based scenarios with 360 feedback, using our tested frameworks.
- Built capability of senior partners to observe, evaluate, devise development plans and provide feedback to participants using our tailored learning technology.
03.The Outcome
- High potential staff identified at each level and given tailored relevant development plans based on accurate rigorous evaluation, assisting retention, engagement and performance.
- Significant increase in organisational capability, from participants and also senior partners as objective evaluators and coaches.
- Clear insight into firm capability strengths and gaps at each level, assisting strategic business planning.