INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
In today’s fast-evolving economic landscape, organizations face increasing pressure to attract, nurture, and retain high-caliber professionals. The workforce remains the most valuable asset, as it is people who drive systems, operate technologies, and fuel business innovation. A strategic approach to talent management is critical for maintaining competitive advantage and ensuring long-term organizational success.
This Strategic Talent Management training course delivers an in-depth exploration of the core frameworks and best practices used to manage talent effectively across industries. Participants will gain actionable insights into building competency-based structures, leveraging psychometric tools for high-potential identification, and applying targeted development interventions. Through a focus on succession planning and talent pipeline strategy, this training course provides the necessary skills to create a future-ready workforce that aligns with corporate goals.
COURSE DETAILS
Objectives
By attending this Strategic Talent Management training course, participants will be able to:
- Define and evaluate talent and high-potential profiles within an organizational context
- Design strategies to attract, develop, and retain top talent across diverse functions
- Apply practical talent management frameworks aligned with corporate objectives
- Implement succession planning models that support sustained business growth
- Facilitate strategic reviews to enhance organizational capability and performance
Training Methodology
This Strategic Talent Management training course will combine instructor-led presentations with highly interactive case-studies, relevant and thought provoking exercises, practical demonstrations and facilitated discussions. Delegates will be encouraged to participate actively in relating the principles of talent management and high potential development to the particular needs of their workplace.
Organisational Impact
Participants returning from this Strategic Talent Management training course will bring measurable value to their organizations by:
- Establishing a structured approach to identify and develop high-potential employees
- Enhancing workforce capabilities to match evolving strategic priorities
- Driving performance through tailored talent development pathways
- Supporting business continuity with robust succession planning models
- Creating a talent culture that fosters innovation, commitment, and retention
Personal Impact
By participating in this Strategic Talent Management training course, individuals will be empowered to:
- Recognize and cultivate high-potential talent within diverse teams
- Apply strategic thinking in aligning people development with business outcomes
- Use advanced tools and methodologies for talent evaluation and growth
- Strengthen communication and leadership influence across functional areas
- Contribute to a legacy of sustainable people success within their organization
Who should Attend?
This KC Academy Strategic Talent Management will greatly benefit individuals, aligned to the identification, development and retention  of talent and high potential people in the business, including:
- HR / L&D / Talent Professionals
- Training Managers
- OD Specialists
- Recruitment Officers and Managers
- Retention / Compensation Personnel
- Those who wish to develop their leadership knowledge and skills in strategically managing, developing and retaining talent and high potential people
DAILY AGENDA
Day 1: Defining and Attracting Talent
- Talent management – Overview and background
- Talent / high potential - Defining the criteria
- Talent options - Recruit external or grow internal
- Aligning talent management with organisational development (OD) and business strategy
- Utilising workforce planning and other sources of data
- Attraction strategies – Use of media and other channels
Day 2: Creating Your High Potential Talent Pool
- Talent management models, grading and structures
- Assessment methods and systems - Use of Psychometric / Behavioral / Competency Frameworks
- Conducting an effective talent gap analysis
- ABC model of potential – Getting the criteria right
- Using the 9 Box Grid, and other methods to create your talent and high potential matrix
Day 3: Developing Your Talent and High Potentials
- Defining high caliber development options
- Conducting an effective performance discussion
- Creating individual development plans
- Powerful feedback techniques: Motivating individuals to achieve higher potential
- Coaching for success
Day 4: Retaining and Sustaining Your Talent and High Potentials
- Career paths – Guidance for growth
- Using mentoring programmes to develop and retain your talent
- Reward strategies - Intrinsic and extrinsic incentives to motive your talent
- Managing expectations and delivering workable outcomes
- Growth rotation development (assignments, experience strategies)
- Creating a sustainable talent pipeline
Day 5: Strategic Succession Planning and Organisational Capability Review
- Defining your bench strength
- Succession planning and the OCR process
- Conducting effective calibration meetings
- Formulating a strategic talent plan for the organization in-line with the business strategy
- Communicating the strategy to the board and the company
- Conclusion and review
Certificate
- On successful completion of this training course, KC Academy Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.