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McDonald’s x Talogy

Empowering Leaders to Drive Organisational Growth

Discover how Talogy helped McDonald’s scale leadership development globally and strengthen their talent pipeline with remote-ready talent assessment solutions.

The Challenge

As a global leader in the food service industry, McDonald’s sought a seamless and scalable leadership assessment solution that could align with its internal model, while ensuring consistency across its various regions. With a focus on selecting, developing, and identifying high-potential talent, McDonald’s needed a flexible yet robust assessment process that could be deployed remotely. The challenge was to create a solution that not only supported leadership selection but also nurtured a high-performance culture through meaningful development initiatives.

Decoration

We are impressed with Talogy’s commitment to partnership, they are a company with collaboration at their core. They are dedicated to working with you to design and deliver tailor-made solutions that have a long-lasting impression and impact on individuals and the business. They understand people, and through their skilled, professional staff, can offer robust, data-driven, and actionable advice.

Faye Sawyer

McDonald’s UK

The Solution:

McDonald’s partnered with Talogy to implement a tailored executive leadership assessment process designed to align with their internal leadership framework and meet the needs of a global business.

Talogy developed a consistent, high-impact approach that includes:

  • A detailed briefing between the hiring manager and Talogy assessor
  • A 90-minute behavioural interview aligned to McDonald’s leadership model
  • A bespoke, insight-rich report crafted by the assessor
  • Personalised feedback for the candidate
  • A collaborative debrief with the hiring manager

Used for selection, development, and potential identification, this flexible framework allows McDonald’s to assess leaders through a consistent process while adjusting the lens depending on the context. The solution supports informed decision making, ensures alignment to McDonald’s leadership expectations, and builds a strong foundation for future leadership growth.

Through this initiative, McDonald’s leaders gained the skills and insights needed to navigate change effectively, inspire their teams, and cultivate a leadership culture aligned with the company’s strategic goals.

  • Strengthen emotional intelligence, equipping them to lead with confidence and resilience.
  • Enhance collaboration and teamwork to drive operational excellence.
  • Challenge themselves and their teams to achieve outstanding performance.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, embedding a growth mindset across the organisation.

The Impact

Talogy’s bespoke approach enabled McDonald’s to implement a leadership assessment process that balanced global consistency with regional adaptability. By embedding these solutions across an international landscape, McDonald’s strengthened its talent selection strategy, ensuring a pipeline of capable leaders ready to drive the organisation forward. The impact extended beyond assessments, with McDonald’s leaders actively applying new strategies to enhance team performance and sustain long-term growth.

Talogy has conducted over 130 executive leadership assessments for McDonald’s across multiple regions. This collaboration has enabled the business to standardise its global approach to leadership assessment, ensuring consistency in the way high-potential leaders are identified and supported.

By providing detailed, data-informed insights and professional guidance, Talogy has helped McDonald’s make confident talent decisions and strengthen its leadership pipeline. The tailored process supports both immediate hiring needs and longer-term leadership development, ensuring that the right people are in the right roles to drive the organisation forward.

Decoration

We partnered with Talogy to help us better understand and manage talent across our organisation. Talogy’s solution provided robust assessments that helped us identify potential leaders, make informed decisions about our talent pipeline, and prepare individuals for future roles. Detailed reports offered actionable insights, enabling us to create tailored development opportunities and empower our employees to reach their full potential. This partnership has given us the confidence to nurture our workforce effectively, ensuring individual growth is aligned with our company’s long-term strategic goals.

Faye Sawyer

McDonald’s UK

Looking Ahead

This partnership continues to evolve, delivering lasting business impact. By refining McDonald’s competency framework, Talogy is ensuring that leadership development remains aligned with the company’s future needs. With the expanded use of Talogy’s assessments across global regions, McDonald’s is making smarter, data-driven hiring decisions that enhance the depth and quality of its leadership pipeline. Beyond assessments, Talogy’s expertise in growth mindset and leadership development is helping McDonald’s foster a culture of agility, resilience, and continuous learning.