Talent Insights Blog

Our team has been formed with decades of experience as researchers, industry thought leaders and practitioners from the field of talent management. The Talent Insights blog is where we share our experiences with leadership development, talent acquisition, succession planning, 360 degree surveys and High Potential Employee identification.

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Should Talent Management Professionals Care about OpenAI’s Policy Change?

by Garrick ThrockmortonNov 6, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Talent Insights

OpenAI’s new policy limits legal and medical advice. What does this mean for AI coaches, hallucination rates, and talent management strategy?

Intentional Assignments to Build a Leader

by Garrick ThrockmortonOct 15, 2025Development, High Potential, Leadership Development, Succession Planning

Discover how Intentional Assignmentology—strategically matching people to the right assignments—builds bench strength.

Succession Planning with a Short Runway

by Garrick ThrockmortonOct 15, 2025Development, High Potential, Leadership Development, Succession Planning

Build stronger leaders through smart succession planning. Learn how to turn potential into proven bench strength for any-sized organization.

Garbage In, Disaster Out: Why Blind Trust in AI Could Cost You Your Best People and Invite Liabilities

by Garrick ThrockmortonOct 6, 2025Artificial Intelligence, Coaching and Feedback, Talent Insights, Talent Management

Discover the risks of AI coaching in HR. Learn how blind trust in open AI models can lead to exposure – and why evidence-based data drives safer talent decisions.

Why Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Struggle with Succession Planning…and What to Do About It

by Garrick ThrockmortonAug 26, 2025Succession Planning, Talent Management

Discover why small and medium-sized businesses struggle with succession planning and 4 tactics to help solve this challenge.

3 Prime Talent Management Directives

by Garrick ThrockmortonJul 29, 2025High Potential, Leadership Development, Succession Planning, Talent Insights

Discover the 3 Prime Talent Management Directives that build a strong leadership pipeline, align talent strategy, and secure your organization’s future.

6 Challenges in Building Bench Strength HR Can’t Afford to Ignore

by Garrick ThrockmortonJul 10, 2025Leadership Development, Succession Planning, Talent Insights

Discover the 6 critical challenges hindering bench strength and what HR leaders must do to build sustainable, high-impact talent pipelines.

Being Talent Management Futurenauts

by Garrick ThrockmortonJun 17, 2025Talent Insights

How to source, hire, engage and develop leaders for the hyper-digital future, we all know is coming. It will be big, we need to be ready, and we have to start now.