By end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Connect your team plans and training directly to your company’s main goals.
• Use tools like the 9-Box Grid to find and develop top talent.
• Learn how to use AI to find top employees and see what skills your team needs.
• Create effective training plans that mix different types of learning.
• Show the value of training by measuring how it impacts the business.

Morning Session: Planning for the Future (9:00 AM – 12:30 PM)

Session One: Why This Matters

• Welcome and icebreaker: “Talent Mix-and-Match.”
• Connecting your business goals to your people plan.
• What happens when a company’s team doesn’t match its goals.

Session Two: How to Build a Good Succession Plan

• What is a HIPO? We’ll explain the difference between a high-performer and an employee with high potential.
• How AI helps find HIPOs by looking at performance data and how people work with others.
• Using a Talent Readiness Matrix to decide who is ready for a new role.

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Session Three: Jobs, Skills, and Career Paths

• Using job models to find out what skills your team needs.
• How to create clear career paths and training plans.
• How AI suggests personal learning plans to fill skill gaps.

Session Four: Group Activity

LUNCH

Afternoon Session: Putting It All into Action (1:30 PM – 5:00 PM)

Session Five: Linking Training to Company Goals

• How to do a Learning Needs Analysis (LNA) to find out what skills are most important.
• Utilizing a simple Competency Assessment & Development Checklist to make skill gaps visible.
• How AI platforms can track skills and suggest training in real time.
• How to design training that mixes different methods like online courses and on the-job training.

Session Six: How to Know if Training Works

• We will introduce the Kirkpatrick Model, a simple four-level guide to see if training is effective.
• Easy ways to measure if people liked the training, learned the content, and are using their new skills.

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Session Seven: Counting the Money: How to Show a Good Return

• Simple ways to estimate the return on investment (ROI) for training.
• Activity: Participants will calculate a possible ROI for a training program they designed.

Session Eight: Questions & Next Steps

• A quick review of the main ideas.
• Participants will create a personal plan to start using a new talent strategy at their job.