Writing on talent.
5 essays from the PoweredBy team, focused on what actually moves the needle inside organisations.
Career lattice over career ladder
The career ladder is broken in most flat organisations. The lattice, lateral moves, skill rotations, and cross-function assignments, is the career architecture that keeps people and compounds capability.
The retention interview protocol
Most 'stay interviews' are fluff. A disciplined retention interview protocol surfaces flight risks 6 to 9 months before they happen and gives leaders a defensible path to retention. Here is the protocol.
Why your high-potential program is creating flight risks
Done well, hi-po programs compound leadership bench strength. Done the way most organisations run them, they accelerate regretted attrition. Here is what goes wrong and how to fix it.
Succession planning without the spreadsheets
Succession charts age badly and lie consistently. Here is the lighter process we use with executive teams that surfaces real risk, names real moves, and takes a morning, not a quarter.
High-potential programs that actually retain people
Most HiPo programs signal prestige without changing trajectories, and quietly accelerate attrition. Here is the design that develops people faster and keeps them longer.