CXO Optimization™A portfolio approach to talent

While companies navigate the promise of tomorrow, many are failing to meet the requirements of today. Digitization, new regulations, and disruptive innovation are accelerating the pace of change within organizations, forcing them to stretch and transform or risk becoming irrelevant. That need for agility is most acutely felt within the life-blood of the business: its functions. But the traditional approach to maximizing performance and driving strategy through processes and technology ultimately doesn’t create change – your people do.

Optimizing a business function must start with understanding the individual and collective capabilities of your team, and their ability to meet the needs of the organization today and in the future.

OPTIMIZING YOUR KEY FUNCTIONS:

� DIGITAL

� FINANCE

� IT/OPERATIONS

� MARKETING

� HUMAN RESOURCES

� RISK

� CYBER-SECURITY

� SUPPLY CHAIN

� SALES

Fewer than 1/3 of high performers are high potentials.

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Korn Ferry empowers you with data-driven and evidence-based answers to your most pressing talent questions:

� Can this team execute the core functional agenda while

driving strategic impact?

� Do I have the right people in my critical functional roles?

� What is the systemic risk to my team if certain individuals

leave?

� What capabilities will we need in the future? Can we build

what’s missing?

� How should I invest in my most-valued technical experts,

while developing those with the most potential for future

leadership?

� What are my competitors doing?

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Our bespoke process targets your most critical talent needs, arming all stakeholders with a deliberate development plan to optimize the performance of your people and maximize the potential in your function.

DEFINING SUCCESS

Create a customized success profile for your

function grounded in the strategic context of

your business, and leveraging our best-in-class

benchmarks for functional and leadership talent and

industry insights.

FUNCTIONAL DIAGNOSTIC

Assess each individual across four dimensions of

talent - competencies, experiences, traits and drivers

– using a variety of methods including subject-

matter and behavioral interviews, cutting-edge IP,

and a unified lens for success.

Present individual and aggregate heatmap of

current capabilities and bench strength across

all dimensions, identifying strengths, gaps, and

organizational enablers and constraints to the

function’s effectiveness.

OPTIMIZATION

Create deliberate and targeted development plans

for the function in whole and each individual.

Balance your development of high-potentials with

your investment in high-professionals.

Determine where to build and where to buy critical

capabilities given market factors like cost and

scarcity.

Improve engagement, retention, and optimize the

performance of your function.

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Why Korn Ferry?

As experts in organization design, leadership development and executive search, we understand how to maximize individual and organizational performance. We have expertise in working with world-class corporations and their top teams, market insights and deep expertise in functional talent. Developed over nearly 50 years, our unique approach, proven methodologies and proprietary best-in-class analytics help organizations to develop talent and accelerate and sustain organizational success.

Key Contacts

John Petzold

Global Leader, CXO Optimization

John.Petzold@kornferry.com

Twitter: @petzoldtalent

Miriam Nelson, Ph.D. Senior Client Partner

CXO Optimization

Miriam.nelson@kornferry.com