Industry Insights: Talent management and potential
Currys Supply Chain effectively understand the talent and management potential within their business
Currys Supply Chain are undertaking a major programme of change and have progressed many initiatives internally to support the change agenda. What had become clear to the leadership team was that they needed to fully understand the potential of their management for the future roles and business challenges and to be very clear where the gaps might exist. They are committed to having in place robust succession plans and effective talent management programmes.
Currys Supply Chain HR Director Claire Walton recognized that an impartial view of the existing management potential would be beneficial together with the need for an external and consistent analysis. Our consultants Gillian Webster and Margaret Johnson were delighted to work closely with the organization and set about designing and delivering a series of activities to provide the information required and to measure individuals against the organisations key leadership success factors.
The structured assessment centres involved the design and delivery of a challenging competency based interview, a case study and presentation, 360 degree performance appraisal and various psychometric personality and assessment tools.
Following assessment the participants benefited from detailed feedback and development plans were compiled to address individual needs. Line managers were also involved in the process.
The whole activity has provided valuable data to support future decisions about key people, their careers and suitable roles. It highlighted individual and organization development needs and has resulted in a clear company wide understanding of potential, succession planning and skills or knowledge gaps to be addressed through recruitment and development.
According to Gillian Webster, HR consultant, organisations often fail to accurately assess and recognize potential or address the issue of facing up to whether top leaders actually exist within the organization. Flexibility of approach to assessing and identifying talent and succession planning will give Currys a leading advantage over its competitors.
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