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Mar 24, 2026

Without future-proof leaders, your talent pool shrinks to a puddle

Organisational change is outpacing leadership development and talent is draining away. Time to close the gap.

HiPo Webinar - Option 2 - pool

Most organisations can identify strong performers. Far fewer can reliably predict who will succeed in roles of greater scale, complexity, and pressure.

In this free 60-minute webinar, MindGym's CEO and Solutions Director show you how to replace gut feel with evidence, using behavioural science to build a high-potential (HiPo) identification process that actually works.

For HR leaders, heads of talent, and L&D directors responsible for succession planning and leadership pipeline development.

Presented by:

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Christoffer Ellehuus

CEO, MindGym

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Dr. Liza Walter-Nelson

Solutions Director, MindGym

Your HiPo pool might be your most expensive blind spot.

Most high-potential programmes rely on manager nomination, visibility, and assumptions. The result? They select people who are good at their job today, but being a strong performer now doesn't mean someone can lead under pressure, navigate complexity, or operate at greater scale.

Our research shows:

  • 80% of organisations lack confidence in their leadership pipeline
  • 73% of accelerator programmes deliver no measurable ROI
  • 55% of HiPo participants leave within five years. A quarter go straight to a competitor

The problem isn't a lack of investment. It's a lack of accuracy.

Traditional HiPo models account for Scale, Stretch, and Synchronise, but overlook a critical fourth force: Steady. Without it, overplayed strengths become derailers, and self-regulation breaks down exactly when it matters most.

MindGym's Four Signals Model offers a more complete, evidence-based framework: Scale, Stretch, Synchronise, and Steady.

One hour that could save your next succession plan.

What you'll learn:

  • How to separate performance from potential: why your best performers aren't necessarily your future leaders, and what to look for instead

  • The four things every organisation should look for in a true HiPo: MindGym's Four Signals Model: Scale, Stretch, Synchronise, and Steady

  • How to start from scratch or pressure-test what you have: whether you have no formal HiPo system or want to validate an existing pool

  • A bias-free approach that makes decisions defensible: structured insight that reduces reliance on visibility, confidence, or familiarity

  • Real-world examples of what works: how organisations are using evidence-based identification to build leadership pipelines that actually hold

Find out whether you're investing in true potential or just rewarding past performance.

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