Unilevers business leaders assess talent and organizational risks for short-term projects and long-term business strategies.

Several times a year, each region comes together with global innovation teams in deployment gate meetings to discuss planned innovations and prioritize resources accordingly. This information, together with the strategic plan, flows into the talent and organizational reviews in order to go beyond assessing long-term talent risks to evaluating regional, short-term risks to business critical projects.

UNILEVERS TALENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIER ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

Key Questions Addressed in Annual Global Review Long-Term Planning Assessment ORGANIZATIONAL Does the organizational design support strategic and financial objectives? Can you afford your organization? How well do handoffs with other business units work? How healthy is the organization and how well is it functioning? Do the most important parts of the business have sufficient strategic senior oversight? TALENT How well aligned are your people to your business objectives? How high is the risk of losing key individuals? What actions are you taking to strengthen your leadership pipeline? How diverse is your talent pool? What are the current and planned moves for key talent?
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Key Questions Addressed in Deployment Gate Meeting Short-Term Risk Assessment Do we have the right people, budget, and organizational support to ensure project success? What trade-offs would we have to make on other projects to reallocate resources as needed? What is the talent plan required to support the project? What are the organizational structural barriers or interface handoff points that could derail project success?

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