Why Assessment Data Should Drive Promotion Decisions
A promotion decision can shape far more than one employee’s career. It can affect team performance, leadership capacity, retention, succession plans, and the strength of...
How Promotability Can Strengthen Employee Retention
When employees think about their future with an organization, compensation, leadership, culture, and flexibility all influence the decision to stay. So does a more basic...
The Science Behind Measuring Leadership Readiness
Ask five executives who’s ready for the next leadership role, and you may get five different answers. One points to the person with the strongest...
The Hidden Cost of Promoting the Wrong People in 2027
A promotion can look like the obvious decision right up until the person steps into the role. They’ve delivered results. They know the business. Their...
Building a Leadership Pipeline with Data
A leadership pipeline can look healthy right up until the organization needs to use it. There may be successors identified for critical roles, high-potential employees...
Why Tenure Doesn’t Predict Leadership Success
Tenure tells you how long an employee has been with an organization or in a role. Over that time, they may have developed valuable institutional...
Leadership Readiness vs. Leadership Potential
Most organizations can name their promising leaders. The harder question comes when one of those employees is being considered for greater responsibility. Are they ready?...
Can Promotability be Measured?
Promotability has traditionally been difficult to quantify. It can be measured, but many of the tools organizations rely on for talent decisions weren’t designed to...
The Risk of Fragmented Talent Assessments Across the Employee Lifecycle
Organizations have more workforce data than ever before, yet many leadership teams still struggle to answer fundamental questions about their talent. Who is ready for...
Learning Agility as a Future-Proofing Strategy
No organization can predict exactly what its business will look like five years from now, or even what new challenges may emerge over the next...