Chapter 16. ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL OF INDIVIDUALS
The Prediction of Future Behavior
Rob Silzer, Sandra L. Davis
Sonia, the vice president of human resources at a major retailer, brought her ideas about the inherent talent implications of the company's strategy to the CEO's executive team. She pointed out that doubling the size of the company's revenues over the next ten years would require a larger number of senior product merchandisers than the company currently had. By extrapolating the demand and noting that the company was committed to growing talent from within, she showed how big the gap would be between today's hiring levels and tomorrow's talent demands. Knowing that hiring recent college graduates and bringing in some experienced merchandisers ...
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