Cornerstone People Research Lab

2023 Talent Health Index

Your holistic guide to talent success

Discover where your talent strategy stands today

Your people need a comprehensive talent management programme to achieve their full potential. And that means you need a way to gauge the effectiveness and maturity of your current talent strategy. The 2023 Talent Health Index defines the essential components of a healthy talent programme and reveals how to overcome your most pressing talent challenges — by strengthening the vitality of your whole organisation.

The Talent Health Index will show you:

The state of today’s talent landscape and how it has evolved over the past year

A new way to look at your talent programme holistically using a new model with seven critical dimensions

How organisations worldwide ranked their talent programmes against this new model

Global trends for each dimension, including where today's organisations are making the most and least investments

Research-backed methods to diagnose and improve the maturity of your own talent programme

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The 2023 Talent Health Index can help you diagnose where your talent management programme is most mature and where you can shape it up for an even fitter future.

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Understanding the new talent health maturity model

The Talent Health Index walks you through the four basic maturity levels of the talent health maturity model, each building on the previous one.

How organisations stack up today

According to the 2023 Talent Health Index, most organisations ranked in the Administrative level, demonstrating a mastery of the basics and very early exploration of new innovation. In this level, talent programmes are behind in automation and have yet to build a robust learning strategy leaving ample room for growth and improvement.

By remaining stable at this level, organisations are failing to provide their people with comprehensive growth opportunities to reach their full potential.

of employees don’t believe they have what they need to develop their skills

of employees are looking for additional learning content

of employees are eager to find more coaching and mentoring

of employees are on the lookout for more career guidance

of organisations say they leverage learner-centric tools to streamline talent processes and info

of organisations aren’t yet leveraging AI technology to optimise their talent programmes

The secret to talent success

But there’s good news! This stagnant state is curable. Talent programmes don’t have to remain unhealthy — it’s possible to take practical steps forward to improve talent programme maturity. In fact, organisations deemed High-Performing Organisations (HPOs) consistently scored better in the Talent Health Index.

of employees at HPOs see their organisation tangibly demonstrate how they help them develop

believe their employer cares about them and their growth

have confidence in their talent development initiatives

The Talent Health Index dives deeper into these global trends, revealing the signs of under-performing talent programmes and steps you can take to progress your programme to the next level.

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How does your region compare?

Talent management insights and findings for your corner of the world.

United Kingdom
Germany
France
Spain
Nordics and Benelux (in Swedish)
Nordics and Benelux (in Dutch)
India
Japan
Australia and New Zealand
Singapore
Hong Kong

Just need the basics?

Check out this article to get the biggest talent health takeaways from the report.

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About the research

The Cornerstone People Research Lab and The Starr Conspiracy gathered answers via online survey from 700+ talent business leaders and 1,400+ employees across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific in Spring 2023.

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Your holistic guide to talent success

The 2023 Talent Health Index: Your holistic guide to talent success, a new report led by the Cornerstone People Research Lab, provides you with a comprehensive view of the state of talent programs across organizations worldwide. The study found that most organizations are falling behind with their talent health initiatives, but they don’t have to stay that way. With the 2023 Talent Health Index, you can better understand what a successful talent program looks like and what steps you can take to redefine your talent strategy and unlock your organization’s full potential.

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2023 Talent Health Index

Discover where your talent strategy stands today

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