{"id":8403,"date":"2021-05-14T15:38:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T19:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=8403"},"modified":"2026-02-12T04:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:46:15","slug":"how-to-identify-develop-high-potential-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/how-to-identify-develop-high-potential-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"How to successfully identify and develop high potential employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/people-leadership\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">People &amp; Leadership<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to successfully identify and develop high potential employees\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-8 col-lg-4 entry-header__image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-header__thumbnail js-hero-section\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1064\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/accounting_web-1064x810.jpg\" class=\"entry-header__thumbnail-image\" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/accounting_web-1064x810.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/accounting_web-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/accounting_web-1536x1169.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/accounting_web.jpg 1675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1064px) 100vw, 1064px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \">Published <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-05-14T15:38:18-04:00\">May 14, 2021<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"How to successfully identify and develop high potential employees\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/how-to-identify-develop-high-potential-employees\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/jessicafuhl\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/Jess-fuhl.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Jessica Leyshon<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High potential employees are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cebglobal.com\/talent-management\/high-potential\/insight.html?referrerTitle=High%20Potential&amp;referrerContentType=indexpage&amp;referrerURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cebglobal.com%2Ftalent-management%2Fhigh-potential.html&amp;referrerComponentName=External%20List%20-%20Temporary&amp;pageRequestId=0328f70f-94bf-453b-836e-f5e9fa8fafb7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">91% more valuable<\/a> to a business than non-high potential workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These prized individuals can raise the performance bar of other workers; simply adding a star performer to a team alone boosts the effectiveness of other team members by 5% to 15%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet many businesses struggle with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-recruitment\/\">how to effectively identify, develop and retain high-potential talent<\/a> in their organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies mistakenly misinterpret high performance for high potential, while others don\u2019t address it in an analytical reliable way, relying solely on managers\u2019 instincts or observations about who has future leadership potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve scoured the latest research and studies on high potential employees to answer five questions that frequently come up when businesses first start considering a high potential strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-what-do-you-want-employees-to-have-high-potential-for\">1. What do you want employees to have high potential for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s important for businesses to establish what it is that they want employees to have high potential for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A common error for businesses is defining high potential as the ability of an individual to advance up the ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, someone who can climb the career ladder to become a leader doesn\u2019t always translate into someone who makes a crucial contribution to the rest of the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoganassessments.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hogan Assessments<\/a>, a leader on personality assessments for business, defines high potential as \u201cthe ability to build and lead teams that can consistently outperform the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Bersin by Deloitte describes a high potential employee as one who has \u201cthe potential, ability, and aspiration to hold successive leadership positions in an organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exact detail of what your business wants to uncover high potential employees to do will vary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in essence, you\u2019re looking to uncover the ability in someone to be an effective senior manager who drives performance and has the desire to move to the top within your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-how-should-businesses-identify-high-potential-employees\">2. How should businesses identify high potential employees?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic<em>, <\/em>an international authority in psychological profiling and talent management, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/3031305\/tapping-the-potential-of-your-companys-hidden-superstars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">outlines these tips<\/a> for how businesses can identify true high potential employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set clear criteria for promotion that define explicitly what behaviors, achievements, and key performance indicators (KPIs) you equate to high potential.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use objective and reliable methods to assess performance and be transparent about everybody\u2019s output.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide developmental support for those who fail to meet those targets despite trying \u2013 potential can be trained and boosted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t just focus on past or current performance. Personality is a better indicator of people\u2019s potential for a new role, especially when it involves managing people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s evident is that performance appraisals and supervisor nominations are not reliable methods for discovering high potential employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They uncover people who may \u2018look\u2019 like a future leader, but it is based on existing and past performance and an individual\u2019s point of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, successful high potential programs need to be based on science and analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-identifying-high-potential-employees\">Identifying high potential employees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hogan Assessments has developed the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoganhipo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hogan High Potential Model<\/a> that organizations of all sizes and sectors have successfully used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Hogan, personality assessment is the ideal empirical base on which to build any high-potential program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese are objectively measured, enduring, stable characteristics that aren\u2019t impacted by politics, relationships, or context,\u201d says Ryan Ross, Hogan\u2019s managing partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hogan\u2019s high potential model identifies leadership potential along three dimensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leadership foundations:<\/strong> The degree to which people can manage their careers, are rewarding to deal with, and are good organizational citizens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leadership emergence:<\/strong> The degree to which people stand out from their peers, build strategic business relationships, exert influence, and are viewed as leaders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leadership effectiveness:<\/strong> The degree to which people are able to build and maintain high-performing teams, and drive those teams toward organizational success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hogan say this multidimensional approach to assessment paints a comprehensive picture of each person \u2013 his or her work habits, ideal job type, leadership potential, and potential behaviors that could interfere with their potential \u2013 far beyond the information available in a traditional process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-what-are-they-key-personality-traits-that-distinguish-a-high-potential-employee\">3. What are they key personality traits that distinguish a high potential employee?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are several key traits that business leaders feel set high potential employees apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These range from resilience and being goal-oriented, to a passionate and collaborative approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enthusiastic, eager to learn and grow, were other traits business leaders felt were universal among high potential employees, along with growth orientation and a mindset of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, these comments are perceptions rather than proven evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a study by <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/10\/what-science-says-about-identifying-high-potential-employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harvard Business Review<\/a>, the experts identified three general markers of high potential: ability, social skills and drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ability:<\/strong> The potential for performing in a leadership role at an executive level requires strategic thinking and the ability to adapt an organization for the long-term future. This also involves vision and imagination, as well as an entrepreneurial mindset.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social skills:<\/strong> Employees likely to be high potential employees must first be able to manage themselves \u2013 to handle increased pressure, deal constructively with adversity, and act with dignity and integrity \u2013 but also manage others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Drive:<\/strong> This<em>\u00a0<\/em>can be assessed by standardized tests that measure conscientiousness, achievement motivation, and ambition but can also be identified behaviorally \u2013 how hard an individual works, willingness to take on extra duties and assignments, and eagerness for more responsibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-once-discovered-how-do-you-develop-and-retain-a-high-potential-employee\">4. Once discovered, how do you develop and retain a high potential employee?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although many organizations do invest in the identification of high potentials, there is less attention paid to the development of high potential individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Hogan, some surveys show as many as 95% of organizations fail to follow-through on high potential development plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The important fact to remember is that these individuals have been identified as having high \u2018potential\u2019 i.e. they are not fully fledged leaders ready to step into senior executive roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They need developing and nurturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hogan says: \u201cVirtually every individual identified as having the potential for a leadership role will require some degree of development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPersonality assessment provides an ideal base for building custom development plans for high-potential employees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-should-you-tell-high-potential-employees-that-they-are-high-potential-employees\">5. Should you tell high potential employees that they are high potential employees?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes, or they\u2019ll quit,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=peCMaMOZKXw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Robert Hogan<\/a>, founder of Hogan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His view is that real high potential employees will know that they are out-performing their peers and will always be wondering if anyone in the business has noticed their potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By not informing them that they are on the company\u2019s radar for future leadership or soon to be enrolled in your high potential development program, they are very likely to look elsewhere for employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School&nbsp;advises caution when considering whether to inform an employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They explain: \u201cEmployees may deserve to know that they are excelling, and their performance is reaching high standards with the potential for advancement, but in some cases, this can lead to inflated egos and increased expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-role-of-people-analytics\">The role of People analytics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key part of successfully identifying high potential individuals involves knowing your people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-business-cloud\/people\/\">People analytics steps in<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It begins with having accurate and accessible people data, all in one place \u2013 a single source of truth, as we like to call it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With People analytics, organizations can use data to develop stronger and predictive insights about their people and motivations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These insights can then be used for predictive purposes so managers can start to understand and make decisions based on people behaviour and motivations \u2013 which will massively help with the uncovering of high potential people within your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-untapped-potential\">Untapped potential<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the current skills shortage and war on talent, it makes sound business sense to start identifying the untapped potential already sitting inside your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the right strategy and tools in place, uncovering and identifying these talented individuals will become easier and part of your business process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner on-scroll-highlight__target\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div 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