High Potentials

Information for nominating High Potentials

In February, Iain Rennie will invite chief executives to nominate people in their organisations not yet operating at a senior level but assessed by virtue of their performance, contribution and personal qualities as having significant leadership potential and the ability to progress further into senior management roles.

There is no designated form or prescribed format for these nominations. However, each submission should include:

• the nominee's current position

• the nominee’s scope of responsibility

• comments on the nominee’s performance and personal qualities that clearly demonstrate they have significant leadership potential as per the CLC model below.

For your information, in reviewing nominations we will refer to the Corporate Leadership Council (CLC) model which considers that a “High Potential” employee is someone with ability, engagement, and aspirations to rise to and succeed in more senior, critical positions.

This means we will be looking at your nominations for indications of high levels of:

• Ability – examples of how the nominee demonstrates a combination of Innate Characteristics (mental and emotional intelligence & agility) and Learned Skills (technical/functional and interpersonal skills) to successfully carry out day-to-day work.

• Engagement – examples of how the employee demonstrates he/she values, enjoys and believes in their organisation, how they work with colleagues and their willingness to contribute individually or in teams.

• Aspirations – examples of the extent to which an employee demonstrates interest in taking on responsibilities and leadership roles within in an organisation, and/or seeks opportunities to influence or facilitate learning and change within a team or an organisation.

Note that nominations close at 5pm on Thursday 9 April 2009.