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importance of, 154–155

long-term impact, 175

need for trust, 174

timing as critical factor, 171

of worst performers, 166

Talent Development Decision, 72,

74–75

talent development programs

implementation of, 30

sustainability of, 30

Talent Focus Decision, 72, 74, 78

defined, 77

as Make vs. Buy decision, 77, 78

talent infrastructure

aligned with talent goals, 166

assessment chart, 167, 168

for business development teams,

168

talent management

alignment with stakeholders, 200

anticipating organizational transi-

tions, 51–52

assessing performance gaps, 50–51

changing leadership template,

59–61

checks and balances, 211

under conditions of uncer tainty,

198, 200–202

failure of strategies, 203

front- vs. back-end components, 153

identifying future requirements, 46

implementing ‘‘close the gap’’ ac-

tions, 65

learning from others’ mistakes,

201–202

learning to implement faster, 200

linked with organizational design,

164

metrics, see performance metrics

modular thinking, 198

‘‘outside-in’’ approach, 43–46

review of activities, 215–216

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six-step approach to, 46, 47, 65–66

talent capabilities assessment,

61–62

2D Model of Leadership Potential,

63–64

talent management challenges, 31,

46–48

and black holes, 55–57

and red zones, 54–55

and whirlpools, 57–59

talent management decisions

acknowledging tough trade-offs, 71

employing heuristics, 71–72

five key decisions, 72, 74–76

guidelines for making, 68–74

identifying the critical few, 69

symbolic significance of, 73–74

types of, 67–68

underlying assumptions, 70–71

talent management objectives

aligned with talent infrastructure,

167

clear definitions of, 68–69

talent management strategies

aligned with compensation, 109

characteristics of, 4–11

critical-event scenario, 220–221

and effective deployment, 11

executive alignment on changes,

222, 224–225

factors leading to reevaluation of,

223

flexible game plan for, 10–11

incremental-change scenario,

221–222

knowledge of playing field, 8–9

making corrections to, 219–220

need for, 3

in presence of competitors, 4–5

in terms of critical decisions, 7–8

Talent Pool Decision, 72, 75

Talent Pool Strategy, 118

advantages, 119–120

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