Identifying and Developing High Potential Staff

Managers Easily Mistake High-Performing Employees As High-Potential. This Mistake Can Have A High Cost To The Organization.

The first step in assessing if employees fall into High Performance or High Potential is to define which behaviors and attitudes are required for excellence in management and leadership in your department and organization. You must be very intentional in communicating these behaviors and attitudes consistently and as often as possible.Because employees show up with varying skills, you can use this guide to distinguish between Low and High Performance and Low and High Potential.

Managers easily mistake high-performing employees as high-potential. This mistake can have a high cost to the organization.

The first step in assessing if employees fall into High Performance or High Potential is to define which behaviors and attitudes are required for excellence in management and leadership in your department and organization. You must be very intentional in communicating these behaviors and attitudes consistently and as often as possible.

Because employees show up with varying skills, you can use this guide to distinguish between Low and High Performance and Low and High Potential.

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