Many people think about talent management and leadership development as something “you do for the future.” While the future leadership of an organization is important, can we really predict who those future leaders will be? Ultimately, how much control does the organization have over an employee’s decision to stay? Organizations certainly can influence the decision, but no amount of influence can guarantee your ‘star’ employee will stay.
This does not, however, imply talent management, succession planning, and leadership development should be relegated to the back-burner. On the contrary, these initiatives should be front-and-center on the minds of your leadership team now and the reason is a simple “numbers game.”
