High Potential Talent Assessment

The High Potential (HIPO) Program continues a leader-served development path concept. Indeed, a development culture is best described as “member-led, leader-served,” which communicates the importance of each person taking charge of their career with robust support from their leader. Additionally, such career planning and support focus on the type(s) of work people love to do the most (analytical, creative, operational, entrepreneurial). Such an approach, designed by leaders and their team members and supported by OD, learning, and HR, creates expanded career path opportunities for our people. It is also focused entirely on developing people who are producing exceptional results for our organization now and have demonstrated the potential to succeed with larger, more complex responsibilities in the future. 

The program puts high-performing leaders in front of the entire senior leadership team, who are assessed under constructive pressure. They participate in a targeted interview, solve and present an individual business case, solve and present challenging group problems working collaboratively with others, and participate in a variety of high-visibility social situations in which we evaluate the degree to which they can solve complex business and relationship challenges while being observed by senior leaders. Every participant receives a 360 from a personal coach. The assessment experience culminates in an individual development plan with related resources, coaching support, and regular follow-up from their leader and OD & HR partner.