HIPO: How Do You Develop High Potential Employees? | Personio

How many HIPO employees do you have? Every organisation has employees who stand out from the pack. Some are extremely efficient. Others are gifted at collaboration. Some have technical abilities that place them head and shoulders above other employees. As valuable as these people are to your organisation, not all of them can be classified as ‘high potential’ or ‘HIPO’ employees. In this article, we’ll explore what HIPO employees are, and how you can recognise, develop and retain them starting today. A high potential (HIPO) employee is someone with the drive, ability and motivation to rise to a senior level within a company and succeed once they get there. HIPO employees achieve results in their current roles and show a hunger for more responsibility. They are quick thinkers who are able to take initiative and possess the soft skills that make them well-suited to join the next generation of leaders. Exactly how a HIPO employee is defined may be different in each organisation, but there

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