Assignment : Talent Engagement Exercise

Introduction

Part of the power of understanding your top employees as "Talent" is the ability to assess their potential in light of their performance and values.

The use of a simple Talent matrix can make the assessment process very powerful. This process also helps you to analyze your team and to plan for management of each employee in the future.

Jack Welch believes that effective talent management requires you to divide up your people into three levels: the top 20%, the middle 70%, and the bottom 10%. It is important to provide leadership development options to the top 20% of employees early in their careers, since they will be your future leaders.

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One tool used to support the Welch approach to talent management is a matrix based on four different combinations of performance and values. Look carefully at the Four Quadrants Matrix above and note the type of employee who fits in each quadrant.

Instructions

Use the Four Quadrants Matrix above as a framework to assess some direct reports in your workplace. If you have no direct reports, use some individuals with whom you are familiar.

Create a Talent Engagement Chart, with a row for each employee. As an Introduction, provide the definition of the values that you are using to assess the individuals.

• Include 4 to 6 employees in your chart

• Use first names only and change the names if you wish

• For each individual, create a row in the chart

Your task is to select one Quadrant for each employee and to indicate the Type that you chose in the Positioning column.

Then write a Rationale statement of 4 to 6 paragraphs, explaining why you positioned each person in the selected quadrant and indicating your plans for
managing them in the future. Record your findings using the format shown in the example below, which is provided to guide you in this exercise.

This exercise is designed to give you practical experience in using the Four Quadrants Matrix to differentiate your employees and to make plans for managing your employees in the future. Be sure to include citations in your work.