
CHAPTER 10
K
EEPING
S
CORE
However beautiful the strategy, you should
occasionally look at the results.
—S
IR
W
INSTON
C
HURCHILL
One of the most common reaso ns that talent manageme nt strate-
gies fail is tha t CTOs and th eir executive teams fai l to periodi cally
evaluate the ef fectivenes s of th ese st rateg ies. Even in cases in
which such tracking is attempted , CTOs and ex ecuti ves don’t al-
ways employ metrics a nd measures that are clearly d efine d and
well-aligned with their organizations’ overall talent management
objectives.
Performance Metrics: Your Organizational
Compass
There are several reasons th at th e construction of effec tive metrics
is