why build tomorrow's talent?


“This user-friendly workbook provides the reader with step-by-step instruction for starting a Talent Management program from scratch, or taking an existing program to the next level. As a company that cherishes its unique culture, we particularly appreciate the emphasis on customizing the program to reflect the company's personality.”

- Fiona Macleod Butts and Karen Gooch
Director, Talent Management and Project Specialist, Talent Management and Leadership Development, Southwest Airlines 

"The collaborative work of human resource specialists Matthew Gay and Doris Sims, "Building Tomorrow's Talent: A Practitioner's Guide To Talent Management and Succession Planning" is a superbly organized and articulately presented compendium of practical advice, ideas, tips, techniques, and planning tools designed to create and implement processes for the accurate assessment of a leadership team within any sized business organization from newly launched entrepreneurial enterprises to established multinational corporations. 

"Building Tomorrow's Talent" features numerous checklists, 'FAQ' sections, charts, slide presentation ideas, and an applicable project planning template adaptable to any business organization. Of special note is the 'to tell or not to tell' question with respect to high potential notification decisions. "Building Tomorrow's Talent" is a unique and highly recommended instructional reference for anyone charged with the responsibility of developing and managing the human resources of a business operation of any size or scope."

- Midwest Book Review, June 2007

"Building Tomorrow's Talent provides a truly practical guide and represents a landmark book in the field of succession planning and talent management."

- Mark Caruso
President and CEO, Success Associates, Inc.

“Building Tomorrow’s Talent is a must read for anyone who is trying to get their hands around how to implement a succession planning process in their companies. This book is a wonderful, hands-on, practical resource guide that walks you through all the pertinent steps to creating a succession planning process. As an executive coach I am often asked how to implement succession planning. I recommend this book to all of these clients!"

- Susan Steinbrecher
Founder and President of Steinbrecher and Associates
Co-Author of Heart-Centered Leadership