Multiplying Talent for High Performance
by Elizabeth Craig, Robert J Thomas and Chi T. Pham   In a global knowledge economy, organizations depend more than ever before on the capabilities, creativity and engagement of their people. But attracting and retaining stars or so-called A players is not the key to sustained success. Talented individuals certainly help their companies succeed, but an organization’s outcomes will be improved even more when it develops and channels everyone’s abilities. The ability to multiply talent—that is, to combine and recombine knowledge, skills and processes to generate superior levels of workforce engagement, creativity, learning, adaptability and performance—is essential for high performance.
In this research note, the authors describe what talent multiplication looks like in practice and explain how a distinctive capability in talent multiplication creates value for organizations. They also briefly discuss how organizations can build that capability, an issue discussed in greater detail in other Accenture research. |