While one-in-two organizations rank talent management as a top priority, only 12% of major organizations have a fully implemented talent management strategy, as found by our survey of 628 North American organizations. We explore this quandary of the desire yet lack of execution in creating a clear and actionable talent strategy and offer steps to avoid the formidable challenges implementing such a strategy presents.

1. LITTLE CONSENSUS EMERGES ON
TALENT MANAGEMENT
STRATEGY
12
%
of major North American
organizations have a
fully implemented talent
management strategy.
Integrated Talent Management Strategy
Respondents identified the following as the core elements of their
organization’s talent management strategy: leadership development,
employee engagement, talent acquisition, individual and team
development, organizational effectiveness, and workforce transition.
Retain
high-value
talent
Insure future
leadership
BUSINESS
GOALS
Plan and
manage
succession
Top Three Obstacles of Putting a Talent
Management Strategy Into Action
18%
17%
17%
Insufficient budget
and resources
Not enough clarity
or focus
Need to balance
short-term with
long-term
“
Interestingly, we found that organizations think
they’re behind the curve. 34% believe one-inthree companies have a fully implemented
talent management strategy and another 12%
estimated half of companies have one, but the
reality is that far fewer organizations have a
real workable strategy.
– wen Sullivan
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CEO, Right Management
President, Specialty Brands ManpowerGroup
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ABOUT THIS RESEARCH
Right Management conducted a study of
628 senior manager and human resource
professionals in North America representing
22 industries in the first quarter of 2012.
• ncover the five key components of integrating
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