Managing Talent

According to Jack Welch, it’s a best practice to devote a lot of time, energy, and money to your A and A-minus players, and to let your C players go. However, Bock argues that management can improve the capabilities of their C players significantly through coaching and training.

What approach do managers in your organization take to talent management? What are the results?

• Welch, Chapter 3: Differentiation: Cruel and Darwinian? Try Fair and Effective
• Bock, Chapter 8: The Two Tails

Welch, J. & Welch, S. (2005). Winning. New York: HarperCollins.

Bock, L. (2015). Work Rules! Insights from Inside Google that will Transform How you Live and Lead. New York: Hachette Book Group.