Leadership & Organisation knowledge cluster

Talent Strategy, Capability and Workforce Planning

Designed to help CHROs, CEOs, business heads, workforce planners, boards and transformation leaders identify the capabilities, roles and workforce choices required to execute strategy over time.

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This cluster organises 40 practical ways to understand, apply and challenge talent strategy, capability and workforce planning.

Designed to help CHROs, CEOs, business heads, workforce planners, boards and transformation leaders identify the capabilities, roles and workforce choices required to execute strategy over time.

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Core guide

Talent Strategy

Talent Strategy: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Strategic Workforce Planning

Strategic Workforce Planning: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Organisational Capability

Organisational Capability: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Skills Architecture

Skills Architecture: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Critical Roles

Critical Roles: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Talent Segmentation

Talent Segmentation: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Build Buy and Borrow

Build Buy and Borrow: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Workforce Scenarios

Workforce Scenarios: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Capability Investment

Capability Investment: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Talent Strategy Governance

Talent Strategy Governance: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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How-to playbook

How to Build a Talent Strategy

How to Build a Talent Strategy: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How-to playbook

How to Conduct Strategic Workforce Planning

How to Conduct Strategic Workforce Planning: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How-to playbook

How to Map Organisational Capabilities

How to Map Organisational Capabilities: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How-to playbook

How to Identify Critical Roles

How to Identify Critical Roles: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How-to playbook

How to Build a Skills Architecture

How to Build a Skills Architecture: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How-to playbook

How to Choose Build Buy or Borrow

How to Choose Build Buy or Borrow: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How-to playbook

How to Create Workforce Scenarios

How to Create Workforce Scenarios: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How-to playbook

How to Prioritise Capability Investments

How to Prioritise Capability Investments: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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How-to playbook

How to Link Talent Strategy to Business Strategy

How to Link Talent Strategy to Business Strategy: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance…

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How-to playbook

How to Build a Workforce Action Plan

How to Build a Workforce Action Plan: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Headcount Planning Disguised as Workforce Strategy

Headcount Planning Disguised as Workforce Strategy: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability,…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Skills Lists Without Strategic Relevance

Skills Lists Without Strategic Relevance: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Every Role Declared Critical

Every Role Declared Critical: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Talent Strategy Owned by HR Alone

Talent Strategy Owned by HR Alone: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Hiring Before Work Redesign

Hiring Before Work Redesign: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Capability Gaps Hidden by Strong Individuals

Capability Gaps Hidden by Strong Individuals: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Training Without Application

Training Without Application: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Why Workforce Plans Age Quickly

Why Workforce Plans Age Quickly: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Comparison

Talent Strategy versus HR Strategy

Talent Strategy versus HR Strategy: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Comparison

Workforce Planning versus Headcount Planning

Workforce Planning versus Headcount Planning: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Comparison

Capability versus Skill

Capability versus Skill: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Comparison

Critical Role versus Senior Role

Critical Role versus Senior Role: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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Checklist or practical tool

Talent Strategy Checklist

Talent Strategy Checklist: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Checklist or practical tool

Capability Map

Capability Map: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Checklist or practical tool

Critical Role Scorecard

Critical Role Scorecard: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational action.

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Checklist or practical tool

Workforce Scenario Template

Workforce Scenario Template: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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Direct-answer guide

How Far Ahead Should Workforce Planning Look?

How Far Ahead Should Workforce Planning Look?: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance…

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Direct-answer guide

What Makes a Role Critical?

What Makes a Role Critical?: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and organisational…

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When Should a Capability Be Built Internally?

When Should a Capability Be Built Internally?: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance…

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Who Should Own Talent Strategy?

Who Should Own Talent Strategy?: a practical Leadership and Organisation guide covering roles, decisions, behaviour, capability, governance and…

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