Nelson, the HR Director of a Large Organization, Is Concerned

Multiple Choice

Nelson, the HR Director of a large organization, is concerned about the lack of a deep internal pool of talent for middle and upper management jobs. He feels there may be employees with high management potential in lower level jobs who have not been identified and selected for development. Which of the following steps should Nelson take in order to most accurately identify the employees with high potential?

A) Ask managers to nominate their subordinates who have the most management potential.
B) Review the performance appraisals for employees in the upper management.
C) Ask all the employees in the middle management to take extensive psychological tests.
D) Establish an assessment center which allows employees to nominate themselves.