18. Potential Analysis for Employee Development

Situation

Hidden potential remains undiscovered, development measures miss the target.

Symptoms: stagnation among high-performing employees, misplacements in internal promotions, uncoordinated training measures, talent attrition due to lack of perspective.

Challenge

Goal: identify hidden strengths and development areas, enable targeted career planning, derive suitable development measures.

Why it matters: recognizing potential before it becomes visible is strategic talent development.

Solution

Competency–potential matrix, learning agility, intrinsic motivation – focus on untapped potential and development directions.

Tool Examples

Full analysis in the PEATS Leadership Guide

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