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  • 53% of B2B customer loyalty is driven by the selling processAre you a Talent Champion?
  • 17% decline in quality of hire since before the recessionMost have the ability.
  • 16% advantage in 10 year total shareholder return for "high integrity" firmsMost lack the commitment.
  • 9% gross margin advantage at firms carrying above-average SG&A costsDon't invest more time…
  • 9% gross margin advantage at firms carrying above-average SG&A costs…just focus on 5 key areas
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Becoming a Talent Champion:
Refocusing Executives on the Five Talent Activities That Matter

By focusing their talent management strategies and their own personal activities, the best executive talent managers generate as much as a 7% boost in revenue and profit performance over their less talent-focused peers. We call executives who outperform “Talent Champions.”

How can you become a “Talent Champion” and boost performance in your organization? Focus less on day-to-day talent management activities and instead focus on five key activities:

  1. Identify and engage your high-potential staff.
  2. Link strategic planning and talent planning.
  3. Spend less time on lower-value, day-to-day talent management activities.
  4. Hold your teams accountable for talent outcomes.
  5. Rely on your HR team beyond routine interactions to help manage talent.