cb slides - class 7 - talent 2
PDF · 6 Jun 2025
Slide deck for Chicago Booth Class 7 (Value Creation in Small to Mid-Sized Enterprises) focused on Talent & Leadership. Presents the thesis that "Talent is the meta-lever" in private-equity-backed SMEs and teaches four core skills—evaluating, hiring, aligning, and unlocking talent—plus tactical tools (scorecards, people plans, feedback). Includes evidence on the high cost of poor hires (mishire = ~5x+ salary), an Allison Jones casting-director analogy (right who, right where, right what), and instructions for a related People Plan workshop tied to client projects.
Questions this document answers
65% (leaders tap into ~65% of their people's capabilities).
5x–15x the hire's annual compensation.