The four keys of talent management

• Select for Talent
• Define the right Outcomes
• Focus on strengths
• Find the right fit

 Conventional wisdom encourages you to

• Select a person … based on his experience, intelligence, and determination.
• Set expectations … by defining the right steps.
• Motivate the person … by helping him identify and overcome his weaknesses.
• Develop the person … by helping him learn and get promoted.

 However, the revolutionary insight common to great managers is

• When selecting someone, they select for talent … not simply experience, intelligence, or determination.
• When setting expectations, they define the right outcomes … not the right steps.
• When motivating someone, they focus on strengths … not on weaknesses
• When developing someone, they help him find the right fit … not simply the next rung on the ladder.