The Executive Talent Evolution p2: Building A Dedicated Function

Who this is for

Senior talent leaders in organisations of 5,000+ employees with direct responsibility for executive-level talent.

This includes Heads of Executive Talent, Heads of Talent Acquisition, and CHROs or CPOs building the case for a more strategic approach to senior hiring.

About the session

Getting buy-in to create an executive talent function is one thing. Actually building it is another. The team, the processes, the stakeholder relationships, the data infrastructure: each one is a challenge in its own right.

In Part 2 of The Executive Talent Evolution, Myles is joined by Kimberly Adcock (Global Director, Executive Search and Strategy at Medtronic), someone who has done exactly this.

Over the last three years, Kimberly built an in-house executive search function at Medtronic (95,000+ employees across 150 countries), transforming the organisation's approach to senior hiring from fragmented and reactive to strategic and proactive.

This session is about how she did it: what she got right, what she'd do differently and what leaders attempting the same thing should know before they start.

What we'll cover

• Where to start once the business case for an executive talent function is approved
• How to build credibility quickly with senior stakeholders who are used to working with search firms
• The internal relationships that determine success or failure
• How to hire and structure a team that can operate at executive level
• The role of data and technology in building a function that can operate at scale
• What to expect in the first 90 days and what takes longer
• What Kimberly would do differently if she were starting again today

Series Overview: The Executive Talent Evolution

• Part 1 — The state of play [watch replay]
• Part 2 — Building a dedicated function [this session – register now]
• Part 3 — Measuring impact & the move towards predictive talent strategy [coming soon]

Speakers

Kimberly Adcock

Global Director of Executive Search and Strategy at Medtronic, a global medical technology company with 95,000+ employees across 150 countries. Kimberly has spent the last three years building and scaling an in-house executive talent function inside one of the world's most complex matrixed organisations, and brings first-hand perspective on what that journey actually takes.

Myles Ball

Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer, Luminate Myles has spent 15+ years in executive talent. He co-founded Luminate to help global organisations move upstream from reactive hiring, building the strategic consulting capability and technology to anticipate leadership needs before they become urgent.

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