Talent Grid
High Resource (High Professional) High Potential (High Achiever) Asset
• Consistently exceeds expectations • Consistently exceeds expectations • Consistently exceeds expectations
• A role model in the current job – knows it • Adapts well in most everything assigned and • Learns fast, is resourceful, and can get
extremely well performs with minimal support things done under tight deadlines and
• Has deep expertise within a functional area • Easily learns new skills in order to resources
• Values continuity and reliability outperform • Thrives when faced with new, ambiguous,
• Deals with ambiguity and complexity well and complicated business challenges
P • Ability and willingness to succeed in more
complex roles
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to
succeed in a variety of significantly more
S E complex roles and scope, and in major
W stretch assignments
U RH Action: Leverage Expertise Action: Groom for Stretch Role Action: Accelerate for Significant Movement
S FA Resource (Essential Contributor) Resource (Critical Resource) High Potential (High Adapter)
T T • Consistently meets, may sometimes exceed • Consistently meets, may sometimes exceed • Consistently meets, may sometimes exceed
O expectations expectations expectations
• Knows current job well • Understands and knows current job well • Addresses new challenges and assignments
A R& • Has a good understanding of a functional • Ability to assume new jobs/roles usually easily and adapts quickly
area those similar to the current position • Eagerly learns new competencies
I M • Ability to succeed in a more complex role is • May have the ability to take on more complex • Learns fast
H limited roles but this needs to be proven • Ability and willingness to succeed in a variety
N AO • Knows current job well and enhances skills of more complex roles and scope, and in
for current and future roles major stretch assignments
E NW Action: Sustain and Develop Action: Challenge & Test Action: Stretch for Varied Roles
D C Concern Concern (Underachiever) Potential
• Consistently not meeting performance • Consistently not meeting performance • Consistently not meeting performance
E standards
• Requires performance action
standards
• May be in the wrong job or a poor fit for the
standards
• May be in the wrong job or a poor fit for the
• Cannot adapt to new and different situations current situation current situation
• Unlikely to be successful in other roles • May have the potential to be successful in • Has the potential to perform and contribute to
the organization, but has not yet fully the organization
demonstrated it
Action: Improvement Plan Action: Reassess Future Action: Reposition for Success
Low
Depth / Breadth /
Too Soon
Less Learning Agile POTENTIAL More Learning Agile
Human Resources | Talent & Performance | TW 1
Talent Grid (Only Cell Headers)
High
Resource High Potential
Asset
P (High Professional) (High Achiever)
S E
W
U RH
S FA
T T
O
Resource Resource High Potential
A R& (Essential Contributor) (Critical Resource) (High Adapter)
I M
H
N AO
E NW
D C
Concern
E Concern Potential
(Underachiever)
Low
Depth / POTENTIAL Breadth /
Less Learning Agile More Learning Agile
Too Soon
Human Resources | Talent & Performance | TW 2