Talent development professionals are seeing greater demand for high-potential talent, but today's talent pool lacks what they need in the future, according to a survey by the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.
In fact, 84 percent of respondents say the need for high-potential talent has taken off in the last five years because of growth (74 percent) and competitive pressure (61 percent). But this doesn't mean the talent is there as 47 percent of respondents say the current pool of high-potential talent fails to meet their future requirements.
According to just 35 percent of respondents, today's high-potential employees meet or surpass their expected future leadership needs, and 18 percent of respondents say they are unsure of how the current pool supports their future leadership needs. The survey also finds that respondents report being only moderately confident regarding their organizations hiring for mission-critical roles as well as developing high-potential talent.
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Respondents consider strategic thinking and insight and drive for results to be the most critical skills in choosing high-potential employees. Over the next three to five years, respondents say they anticipate change leadership to also become one of the most important competencies.
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