Talent Strategy

Aligning talent strategies to business goals and priorities requires leadership and functional expertise, combined with an objective perspective for establishing credibility and promoting stakeholder adoption. This is a tall order, and a partnership with the right organization can yield significant value in developing the strategy, gaining support, and achieving results. Black Box Consulting is uniquely suited to provide that partnership.

Applying the Fundamentals to Talent Strategy
Our approach to talent strategy alignment is built on the principals of the Black Box Method. A key to success is our focus on ensuring alignment between talent functions and business goals. Primary steps include:

• Understanding business strategies and goals: Through a focused research effort, including an audit of background material and interview with key stakeholders, we gain a deep understanding of the primary business needs and goals that drive your organization.
• Identifying talent implications for each business goal: Nearly every business goal or need has some talent implication. Typically, it is taken for granted that an expansion of locations, for example, will require a significant recruiting effort. But what are related implications for internal mobility and succession planning? How do new skills impact the overall competency framework, performance measures or associated technologies? We help identify all the considerations so that you can address them effectively.
• Associating relevant talent disciplines with each goal: Building on our assessment of goals and implications, we analyze each aspect of talent operations and determine its impact on the business goals.
• Identifying needs and objectives for each discipline: We assess each talent discipline to determine how it is best positioned to deliver maximum value in supporting business goals.
• Assessing and documenting key priorities and barriers to success: Where are the strengths? Where are the issues? Where are changes needed, and what is their importance to the overall strategy? These are key questions that can only be addressed and prioritized after a step-by-step assessment. Once determined, these priorities are developed into a practical and actionable strategy that can be embraced by all stakeholders.