At a recent CEB workshop in a major Asian city on how to identify, retain, and develop high-potential employees, the thirteen mid to senior level HR managers were asked how many of their companies had a systematic program for their high potentials (HIPOs).
Thirteen hands shot up; they were then asked, “How many of you are satisfied with the outcome of the program?” Only two hands remained.
This micro survey mirrors a far more scientific and much larger scale CEB survey that showed that only one-in-six HR heads are satisfied with their company’s HIPO programmes.