Talent Review Meeting Guide (PDF)
How to run a talent review that ends in owned decisions instead of shared impressions: prep checklist, calibration-first agenda, evidence rules, and a decision log template.
What's inside
- The prep checklist that stops the meeting from becoming data archaeology
- A calibration-first agenda with timings for a half-day review
- Evidence rules: what a defensible rating needs before it enters the room
- The decision log: actions, owners, dates, and the contested calls with their reasoning
Most talent reviews fail before they start: nobody agreed what the ratings mean, half the scores are stale, and the meeting spends its calibration time reconstructing context. This guide is the counter-program, built around one idea: the meeting exists to negotiate standards and commit to actions, and everything else is preparation.
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