Our Quick Poll was conducted in order to provide organizations and their boards with a perspective on how and to what degree their peer boards are involved in broader talent management issues and leadership succession planning and management.
We look at this at a time when Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues are gaining directors’ attention and when boards are increasingly involved in guiding organizations to connect business strategy and growth with human capital strategy.
The survey results from 244 public, private, and not-for-profit organizations indicate that many boards do take a high-level, strategic role in talent management, predominantly in the area of leadership succession planning. There are likely areas for improvement in measuring and holding leadership accountable for talent management results.
