Design your business for maximum engagement and profitability. Talent Optimization is a discipline that provides business leaders with a framework, process and tools to design culture, roles, and teams that maximize business results. As a business leader, you’re looking to drive results. You start each year with a strategy—what you’re going to accomplish and how you’re going to accomplish it. Yet 52 percent of the CEOs we surveyed for our annual benchmarking report said they didn’t achieve their business results last year. Why is that? Regardless of what kind of organization you’re in, your results are driven by people. And if your people aren’t aligned with your strategy ... well, let’s just say this is where that 52 percent comes in. It’s your job as a business leader to make sure your company optimizes its talent so you can achieve your objectives and crush the competition. The best way to do this is talent optimization—exactly what you’re about to get a crash course in. Talent optimization uses data and analytics to help you de ne job requirements, identify ideal candidates for open positions, align teams to accomplish business goals, and effectively inspire employees for optimal results. This discipline is founded on four essential truths: • • • • Let’s explore each... 1) Talent optimization exists within business context. 2) Talent optimization is driven by people data. 3) Talent optimization must be embraced by leaders at every level. 4) Talent optimization protects against the four forces of disengagement