Carmen
Allison
VP, Global Talent Development
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

About-Face: What if High Potential Leaders Were Responsible for Designing Their Own Development Program?

Your organization’s future depends on a healthy pipeline of talented leaders, but how do you ensure today’s high potentials are ready to meet the challenges of the future? In this HCI Keynote video, Carmen Allison, Vice President of Global Talent Development at Williams- Sonoma, Inc, explains how this multi-channel specialty retailer is accelerating hi-po development by letting them determine the content and focus of the program.

Key insights:

  • Adopting a servant mind-set to give high potentials development experiences that are valuable and relevant to them.
  • Using simple frameworks to guide the development process without controlling it.
  • Building high-potentials’ self-awareness to ensure their development goals align to important development needs.