This workshop helps managers plan for talent needs by having them: 1) Map their current team's performance and potential. 2) Identify risks specific to their team and business needs. 3) Define capabilities needed now and in the mid-term. 4) Rate each team member's capabilities and determine where to invest budget and time.

1. WORKSHOP YOUR WAY TO
TALENT
PLANNING

2. SCOPE
THIS WORKSHOP IS BUILT TO HELP
1 - 10 MANAGERS, THAT LEAD
TEAMS OF BETWEEN 5-20 PEOPLE,
THINK ABOUT TALENT PLANNING

3. REMINDER
VEGAS RULES

4. ACTIVITY
USING POST-IT’S
AND FLIP CHART
PAPER, PLOT YOUR
TALENT

5. HIGH GROWTH
POTENTIAL
LOW GROWTH
POTENTIAL
HIGH PERFORMANCE
LOW PERFORMANCE
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6. AS A GROUP, YOUR
TEAMS WILL HAVE
GENERATED MANY
“SHAPES”

8. TAKE A MOMENT….
WHAT IS THE
SHAPE OF YOUR
TEAM?

9. EACH SHAPE HAS
INHERENT STRENGTHS
AND RISKS

10. IDEA
THE STRENGTHS AND
RISKS OF ANY SHAPE
WILL BE SENSITIVE TO
CUSTOMER NEEDS AND
TEAM LIFECYCLE STAGE

11. ACTIVITY
EACH MANAGER SHOULD
IDENTIFY 3-4 RISKS
SPECIFIC TO THEIR
BUSINESS CONTEXT AND
TEAM SHAPE

12. DISCUSSION
LET’S DISCUSS THE
RISKS INHERRENT
IN YOUR SHAPE?

13. ACTIVITY
DEFINE WHAT
CAPBILITIES YOUR TEAM
NEEDS FOR SUCCESS
NOW AND IN THE MID-
TERM

14. ACTIVITY
USING 3 COLORED POST-
IT’S, RATE EACH OF YOUR
TEAM MEMEBRS AGAINST
THOSE CAPABILITIES AS
BEGINNER, SOLID, AND
ADVANCED

15. NEEDED NOW NEEDED SOON
SQL DB
Design
Front End
UX
HTML Javascript Retail
Banking
Python
Scripting
Telco
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BEGINNER SOLID ADVANCED

16. AN APPROACH TO
INVESTING IN PEOPLE….
CATEGORY
% OF YOUR TEAM IN
THIS CATEGORY
THEIR
OUTPUT
YOUR
BUDGET
YOUR
TIME
STARS 10% 40% 50% 10%
POTENTIALS 30% 30% 30% 50%
WORK HORSES 50% 20% 20% 20%
UNDER ACHIEVERS 10% 10% 0% 20%

17. ACTIVITY
DRAFT OUT YOUR
INVESTMENT
PLAN

18. REMINDER
ALL TEAM MEMBERS
SHOULD HAVE
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLANS

19. QUESTION
WHERE ARE YOUR
KEY-PERSON
RISKS?

20. HOMEWORK
DRAFT OUT YOUR
SUCCESSION PLAN
TO MITIGATE KEY-
PERSON RISKS