Potential Definition Worksheet
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September 16, 2025
September 16, 2025
One of the most common breakdowns in talent reviews is confusion between performance and potential. When performance and potential are conflated, talent reviews risk turning into backward-looking scorecards rather than spotting who can take on bigger, different challenges ahead.
This worksheet–built from real-world examples and tools shared by i4cp members and backed by research–gives HR leaders a practical way to make talent reviews faster and less biased with a shared language for evaluating potential.
Use this worksheet to:
- Establish a consistent, evidence-based definition of potential
- Guide managers on how to coach employees who aspire to grow
- Improve transparency so employees know what the company values
- Anchor calibration sessions and succession planning in future readiness
As director of research enablement, Judy is responsible for creating a suite of practical, easy-to-use tools to help HR leaders implement next practices and drive organizational change.