True Talent Building presents a simple, but powerful model for workplace change to “increase the value of the firm” through decisive employment practices. This training champions "decisiveness about people" as a critical leadership skill and offers a top-down roadmap to employ true talent building across the enterprise. It’s central premise is that traditional human resource management programs (candidate screening, skill training, performance appraisal systems, etc.) ”do not move the meter” and, in some ways, actually reduce organizational effectiveness. Brian Patrick Jensen instead implores “high velocity leadership” and some very unconventional staff management practices. Takeaways include a valuable "Human Resource Planning (HRP)" matrix as talent inventory tool and guidelines to successfully employ it companywide.

1. Unconventional Human Resource Planning that Works By Brian Patrick Jensen (All Rights Reserved 2012)

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5. TAKE CANDID STOCK Human Resource Planning Matrix – Copyright 2012 By Brian Patrick Jensen – All rights reserved Potential Management Strategy Optimal Superstar Best and brightest. Challenge, develop and pay well. Expose to higher-ups, give stretch targets and cross-functional projects. 10% Growth Keepers doing great job with long term potential for more. Assess interests, tap strengths, train well, pay to keep. 10% Strategic Retain Subset of Stay OK w/ value by specialty niche, not potential. Make to knowledge archive & train, not hoard. Pay to “hold.” 10% Stay OK Doing as paid in current role. Train for self-maintenance and proficiency. Pay COLA. Force rank & scrutinize bottom of list. 50% Too New Provide intense onboarding and close scrutiny in new role. Decide to Stay OK or Over or Out within 90 – 120 days. 10% Over or Out Not suited to current role; you would not rehire from what you now know. New miss-hires cluster here. Reassign or dismiss. 10%

6. EXTREME FAVORATISM Optimal Merit Increase Matrix – Copyright 2012 By Brian Patrick Jensen – All rights reserved Typical Optimal RATING % EE % Incr. % EE % Incr. Exceptional 20% 4% 10% 8% Exceeds 20% 3% 10% 7% Meets 40% 2.5% 60% 2% Marginal 15% 2% 10% 0% Not Meets 5% 0% 10% 0% Wtd. Avg 2.7% 2.7%

12. True Talent Building that Works By Brian Patrick Jensen (All Rights Reserved 2012)