The concept of high potential is so positive if you hand somebody a questionnaire with 37 questions on it, they're all going to say four and five. Self-report is a challenge because the research says itself is the least accurate evaluator of self. So what we've developed is a questionnaire that is filled out by others. It's used in the succession planning process to support the nomination of high potential. High potentials will be the second best performers usually.
Episode 11: A Conversation with Bob Eichinger (Part 2 of 3)