Talent review boards

Talent Review Boards comprise a group of managers who come together to calibrate and evaluate the performance, potential, aspirations and readiness of the individuals they manage. A collective review enables a greater level of rigor, fairness and objectivity in decision making in relation to access to support and development and provides an effective forum for robust succession planning.

View there sources and templates below for more information.

Talent Review – Implementation Guidance

This guidance provides an overview of the talent review/calibration process, the steps and stakeholders involved and the key considerations for setting up and facilitating a review effectively.


Talent Review – Briefing Agenda for Reviewers

This template provides an outline of a session for briefing those on the Talent Review Board. A briefing session is highly recommended to ensure everyone involved is clear about their roles and responsibilities before, during and after the review.


Talent Review – Briefing Slides for Reviewers

This slide deck provides the content for the session for briefing those who will be on the Talent Review Board. This should be used in conjunction with the facilitator notes below to guide reviewers through the process.


Talent Review – Facilitator Notes for Reviewer Briefing

These facilitator notes are designed to accompany the briefing slides for reviewers and outline the salient points to relay to ensure that reviewers are fully prepared to participate in the talent review process.


Talent Review – Briefing Slides for Staff

This slide deck provides the content for the session for briefing those who are going to be reviewed by the Board. This should be used in conjunction with the facilitator notes below to guide staff through the process.


Talent Review – Facilitator Notes for Staff Briefing

These facilitator notes are designed to accompany the briefing slides for staff who are going to be reviewed and outline the salient points to relay to ensure that they are fully prepared to participate in talent conversations that under pin the process.


Talent Review – Feedback Form

This template can be used to capture feedback arising from talent review/calibration discussions which can then support individual development plans and an understanding of support requirements for the organisation.


Talent management guides

The Academy has also previously developed tools to support talent conversations. These can be found here.