How Many A Players Do You Have?
April 28th, 2008 . by Chris MursauFiguring out how many A players are in your organization is a fantastic way to gauge the success of your Topgrading efforts. However, without doing Topgrading assessments on all of your employees, accurately putting people into those categories can be challenging.
Aric Dershem, Vice President of People Development at National Heritage Academies, gives this advice about annual talent reviews. Rather than getting hung up on whether someone is in the top 10% of talent available in the market, ask this question about all of your employees, “Would I enthusiastically re-hire this person?” If the answer is yes and you have high performance standards, that person is probably an A player. That will get people into categories; describing each person’s strengths, weaker areas, and potential for development will further refine your list.
