Know Your Real Succession Risk in 4 Weeks
A 4-week, AI Augmented Succession Risk Audit that turns your fragmented HR data into a clear actionable 12m leadership Pipeline
- Uses data you already have - no new system implementation
- Clear heat maps, successor pipelines, and next step actions
The Hidden Succession Crisis
Fragmented Data
Talent data scattered across HR systems, spreadsheets, and manager opinions with no single source of truth.
Invisible Risks
No simple, shared view of who can step into what roles or where the biggest succession gaps really are.
Accountability Pressure
Board and PE partners demanding evidence of leadership bench strength that you can’t confidently provide.
ROI Added Value
What is Talent anyway? It’s is a unique algorithm bespoke to your business that tells you who your best people are, who you best people could be in the future and how to get them there.
Your Dream. Our Mission.
The Hidden Succession Crisis
Leadership and critical roles concentrated in a few individuals. Succession plans that live in isolated slide decks, not systems. Boards and PE investors asking for evidence of pipeline strength-and you’re struggling to provide a clear answer. Your HRIS has it’s own agenda and monthly reports are a headache!
Total Talent Intelligence
The Succession Risk Audit is a 4-week engagement that maps your existing HR data into a proven talent intelligence model, so you can see where succession is strong, where it’s fragile, and what to do next.
- Time-boxed, low-friction diagnostic that fits into your existing workflow
- Uses exported data from existing systems – no new platform roll-out required
- Focused on leadership and critical roles where risk hurts most
- AI-informed analysis powered by the Total Talent Intelligence Dashboard
- Surfaces patterns and insights invisible in spreadsheets and HR systems
Your Succession Audit is just the beginning
Powered by total talent intelligence
The Total Talent Intelligence Dashboard transforms your fragmented HR data into a single, intelligent view of your entire talent landscape—not just succession – that you get to keep and use forever!
Succession Risks
Highlights where your succession issues are before they become problems.
Retention Patterns
Where your people are most at risk of leaving, engaging or disengaging.
Skills Gaps
How your current talent fits your skills requirement now and in the future.
Talent Mapping
Easily measure, monitor and more importantly manage your top talent using our proprietary 16-box TMAPâ„¢.
Mobility Opportunities
What experiences or opportunities can turn potential into high performance.
Talent Cards
Share, support and challenge your talent to build their talent cards, raising their profile.
Success Profile
Discover your ultimate success profiles for leadership, management, and even key contributors using our proprietary algorithm.
Successor Matching
Match those that fit best with opportunities that build long term return on investment and promote organic growth.
Insights and Analytics
See data like never before, transforming your requirements into tangible dashboards before your very eyes!
Your succession audit reveals these insights—and opens the door to ongoing talent intelligence.
Executive-level outcomes that matter to the board
What You Gain
The Total Talent Intelligence Dashboard transforms your fragmented HR data into a single, intelligent view of your entire talent landscape—not just succession.
Clear Succession Coverage
Comprehensive view of succession coverage and risk for your top roles with visual heatmaps that tell the story at a glance.
Risk Identification
Identification of single-point-of-failure roles and fragile segments before they become crisis situations.
Prioritized Actions
Prioritized recommendations for the next 6–12 months with clear action steps and accountability.
Board-Ready Story
Stronger narrative for board and PE stakeholders around leadership pipeline strength and mitigation strategies.
Better Data Utilization
Better use of data you already own, without requiring a big system change or lengthy implementation.
Quick Wins
Fast-track improvements in talent visibility and planning that deliver value within weeks, not months.
How it Works: The 4-week Sprint
Sprint 1: Define Scope and Gather Data
We clarify which roles matter most, agree on data extracts from your existing systems, and establish success criteria for the audit. Output: Data dashboard.
Sprint 2: Run TTI Analysis
Apply the TotalTalentIntelligence model to assess succession coverage, readiness levels, and risk patterns across your leadership landscape. Output: Talent dashboard.
Sprint 3: Review Heatmaps & Insights
Walk through clear visualizations and narratives with your HR and Talent leaders, surfacing the story behind the data. Output: Talent Intelligence & Succession Risk Report
Sprint 4: Agree Actions & Next Steps
Prioritize development initiatives, talent moves, and follow-up activities for the next 6–12 months with clear ownership. Output: 12m Talent Strategy & Actions Roadmap
Executive-level outcomes that matter to the board
Is this Right for you?
This audit is designed for organizations who…
- You have 1,000–10,000 employees and a complex leadership footprint across multiple locations or business units
- Need to brief boards, investors, or PE owners on succession and leadership risk with confidence
- Have multiple HR/talent systems but no single, trusted view of succession readiness
- Want to act on succession within the next 6–12 months, not just discuss it in theory
- Value data-informed decisions but don't have time for lengthy, complex implementations
Transforming Organisations with Talent Intelligence
Why work with Martin
3 decades of Talent Development…
Martin Lewis Knowles brings 30 years of deep expertise in talent development, succession planning, and leadership pipeline building. He has led award-winning, AI-enabled talent solutions across gaming, technology, and engineering sectors, working with boards and PE investors to build robust succession frameworks.
- Built executive pipelines that delivered 45% swing to succession hires for senior roles
- Created Top 200 and Top 600 STEP frameworks (Succession, Talent, Engagement, Performance)
- Achieved 85% bench-strength coverage across 30 countries with strong 3-5 year pipeline
- Experienced working with boards, CPOs, and PE partners across Europe and North America
- Combines talent systems expertise with behavioral psychology and commercial acumen, linking activities to metrics that show tangible ROI
Executive-level outcomes that matter to the board
Choose your engagement level
Match your needs and budget…
Basic Diagnostic & Data Dashboard
1 Sprint: Data collection and consolidation only, no mapping, insight or consulting support. Plug and Play into our Dashboard for current Data view.
Full Succession Risk Audit
Full 4-week sprints, comprehensive report, visual heat-maps, Talent Intelligence and Succession Risk report and full Talent Strategy & Actions Roadmap.
Premium Audit + Implementation Support
Complete Succession Risk Audit plus ongoing monthly support to grow the data completion rates, build the cadence, development plans, and tracking systems for Talent & Succession, including monthly reports on progress and changes.
Platinum Talent Discovery + Development
Standard Succession + a selection of sprints based on your requirements covering: self-assessments, psychometrics, team talent discovery workshops, development, experience, acquisition, onboarding, off boarding and mobility management.
Common concerns addressed
FAQ
We work with what you have. In fact, data quality issues are common, and part of the value we provide is highlighting gaps and making recommendations accordingly. The audit will surface what’s missing and help you prioritize improvements.
No. This audit uses exported data from your existing HR systems. We bring our own analytical tools and frameworks, so you don’t need to invest in new platforms or lengthy implementations.
Limited. Most effort is in initial data extraction (typically 1-2 days) and 2-3 key meetings for scoping, review, and planning. We handle the heavy analytical lifting so your team can stay focused on operations.
Absolutely. We follow industry-standard data handling principles, including encrypted transfer, secure storage, and strict confidentiality agreements. Detailed data security terms are outlined in the Statement of Work.
You receive concrete, prioritized recommendations and a clear action plan. Implementation is up to you, though we offer optional ongoing support packages to help you execute the plan and build sustainable succession practices. Many clients transition to the full Total Talent Intelligence Dashboard for ongoing monitoring and strategic talent planning.
Yes! During your succession audit, the Total Talent Intelligence Dashboard often surfaces additional insights—retention risks, skills gaps, mobility opportunities, and engagement patterns. We can discuss expanding your engagement to address these areas, either as one-off deep dives or through ongoing dashboard access.
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