Successor & HiPo Development
How Strong is Your Bench?
Your organization's future depends on your bench strength. Develop from within by investing in your A-players with an engaging, customized cohort-based experience that includes networking, best practices, coaching and team projects that address real business challenges facing your organization.
How it Works
TLG has been designing and implementing cohort programs for high potentials for years. Here are some of the best practices that are a hallmark of our cohort experiences.
Length
Typically, 6-12 months
Group Size
12-24 (smaller groups include a more intensive coaching component)
Recipe for Success
- Selection process. Cohort programs work best when motivated, high-performing leaders apply (or are nominated) and go through a vetting process to ensure the right cohort mix of functions, experience, diversity and skills. We've found that the selection process is part of the secret sauce for a dynamic, successful cohort experience.
- Real-world challenges. This is key to achieving a return on investment in leadership cohorts. Lectures, reading and generic cases are a small part of how high-performing, motivated leaders learn. More than 50% of the time leaders spend in our programs involves working on real-world challenges.
- Coaching and mentoring. Individual leaders often need personalized support to apply what's learned in the group to their real-life challenges. We've found that individual coaching support and senior leader/executive mentoring throughout the cohort experience enable participants with practical application.
- Tailored to you. Our cohort experiences are proven to work. We have a curriculum and designs. Yet we never deliver pre-packaged solutions. We customize every cohort experience to address your organization's and leaders' unique needs.
- No fluff. Time is valuable. No one wants your top talent wasting time on fluff. We understand the needs of busy high-performers and design experiences that focus on priorities and get results.