{"id":26147,"date":"2022-03-09T17:39:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T17:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talogy.com\/knowledge-hub\/identifying-potential-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T20:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:56:03","slug":"identifying-potential","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_hub","link":"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/knowledge-hub\/identifying-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying potential"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hero-variation-four has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b8cc06b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(186,249,244) 18%,rgb(211,251,164) 59%);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6a165bb8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \/ <span><a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/knowledge-hub\/\">Explore the latest talent topics<\/a><\/span> \/ <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\"><strong>Identifying potential<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-900-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xxxl-font-size wp-elements-42b3786123aff5d31bf0734fcfae2b78\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">Identifying 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300w, https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hero-v4-teal-background-man-smiling-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-black-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97a15b39 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns two-keyline-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-d1ac5b5a wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#822ACC;border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-s-font-size wp-elements-29421d307c64032850140b3525aca9a4\"><strong>Jump to section:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what-is-potential\">What is potential?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-assess-potential\">How to assess potential?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#the-pros-and-cons-of-working-with-potential\">The pros and cons of working with potential?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#measure-potential-in-your-workplace-with-Emotional-Intelligence-assessments\">Measure potential in your workplace with Emotional Intelligence assessments<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#what-should-be-considered-before-implementing-a-potential-related-initiative\">What should be considered before implementing a potential-related initiative?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#should-organisations-use-employee-potential-assessments\">Should organisations use employee potential assessments?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-potential\">What is potential in HRM?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Potential is an estimation of the likelihood of an individual being able to do or become something in the future within a specific context. In the world of work, potential is a way of estimating the future potential of candidates in one or more organisational streams within a businesses. What good potential looks like in one business may be quite different to another, so employee or candidate potential must always be measured in context to their place of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This definition is intentionally vague for two reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first reason is that it seeks to define potential for what it really is, i.e. not a psychological construct but a referential concept, not something that can be identified, measured or predicted, but an estimation, an attempt at predicting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second reason is that anything more precise needs to be defined in context. Potential for what? To be a specialist? To be a leader? A leader in general or a specific kind of leader? How far in the future? The further in time the more variables interplay and we can no longer call this anything but guessing. And then we need to understand where. Is talent context-dependent? How transferable is it? What does great look like now? What will it look like at this or that organisation in the future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/blog\/whats-the-difference-between-high-performing-and-high-potential-talent-2\/\">High performing vs high potential talent<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group text-content-wrapper is-style-section-dark has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/interior-vertical-teal-background-man-button-down-shirt-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"man wearing denim button down shirt\" class=\"wp-image-105332 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/interior-vertical-teal-background-man-button-down-shirt-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/interior-vertical-teal-background-man-button-down-shirt-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/interior-vertical-teal-background-man-button-down-shirt-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/interior-vertical-teal-background-man-button-down-shirt.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-assess-potential\">How to assess potential?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The process of identifying high potential talent is not always definitive. What can be measured are characteristics that are likely to enable people to do or become something in the future. For example, if you believe that in order for someone to be a successful leader in your organisation in the future they need to be able to process complex data quickly and accurately, demonstrate confidence and ability to influence others, and be able to effectively deal with their and other\u2019s emotions, then it would make sense for you to assess&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/talent-management-solutions\/assessments\/logiks-cognitive-ability-test\/\">cognitive ability<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/talent-management-solutions\/assessments\/papi-personality-questionnaire\/\">personality<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/talent-management-solutions\/assessments\/eip3-emotional-intelligence-assessment\/\">emotional intelligence<\/a>. This, of course, leads to some challenges and questions, such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/info.talogy.com\/en-gb\/leading-in-future-world-of-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cHow do I know what characteristics will be required from my leaders in the future?\u201d<\/a>, \u201cHow far in the future?\u201d, \u201cHow can I ensure I\u2019m embracing diversity and not \u2018cloning\u2019 people?\u201d In any case, a lot of careful thought is required before even deciding what tools and methods will be used to assess individuals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-pros-and-cons-of-working-with-potential\">The pros and cons of working with potential?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Potential-related talent practices are supposed to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Motivate those not labelled as \u2018high potentials\u2019 to work harder to be considered as such.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increase commitment, engagement, motivation and loyalty in employees labelled as \u2018high potential\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generate sense of obligation and reciprocity in individuals labelled as \u2018high potential\u2019, driving them to improve their performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Help organisations reduce costs by not investing in the whole workforce and guarantee higher return on investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Decrease commitment, engagement, motivation and loyalty in employees not labelled as \u2018high potential\u2019 (usually 80-90% of the workforce).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase perceptions of injustice and favouritism while decreasing diversity in the workforce, as labelling processes are usually based on subjective, biased judgements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hide elitist and discriminatory behaviours. Because of this, transparency levels tend to be low and strategic ambiguity high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase the expectations of people labelled as \u2018high potential\u2019, driving them to change jobs if these are not quickly met. This, of course, causes organisations to lose their investment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discourage personal development organisation-wide, undermine teamwork, increase jealousy and create an atmosphere of negative internal competition, all this in part due to over-reliance on individual performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Read our interview with an expert to understand&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-when-identifying-high-potential-talent-an-expert-interview-2\/\">what you need to know when identifying high potential talent.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide has-parallax cta-purple-banner\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-130 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/themes\/talogy-theme\/assets\/images\/patterns\/cta-placeholder.png)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-primary-500-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-cf3a80ec wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\" id=\"measure-potential-in-your-workplace-with-Emotional-Intelligence-assessments\">Measure potential in your workplace with Emotional Intelligence assessments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Take the guesswork out of assessing potential in your workplace. Learn how to accurately measure and identify top performers and how to use the EIP3 personality assessment to correctly measure the emotional intelligence of potential hires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-500-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/talent-management-solutions\/assessments\/eip3-emotional-intelligence-assessment\/\" style=\"border-width:2px\">Discover EIP3<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide tal-image-icon-list has-black-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:4.5rem;padding-bottom:4.5rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f5a44f5b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-c19476fc wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b827052 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xxl-font-size wp-elements-ef7710a0a92962b0b39303a1d5a9a23a\" id=\"what-should-be-considered-before-implementing-a-potential-related-initiative\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);line-height:1.2\">What should be considered before implementing a potential-related initiative?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-500-color has-text-color has-link-color has-s-font-size wp-elements-8fe5888ceb4ff2adcec1a1ec6a420bfa\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">It&#8217;s recommended to consider the following points and answer these questions:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b827052 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"1450\" src=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/interior-vertical-lime-background-woman-orange-sweater.jpg\" alt=\"woman wearing orange sweater\" class=\"wp-image-105150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/interior-vertical-lime-background-woman-orange-sweater.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/interior-vertical-lime-background-woman-orange-sweater-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/interior-vertical-lime-background-woman-orange-sweater-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/talogy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/interior-vertical-lime-background-woman-orange-sweater-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-346627ba wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group icon-w-content-list is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a5bdbfea wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-105570a8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-s-font-size wp-elements-6ae618cea9038e3f2ee1db1cd82d58f2\">Purpose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-500-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xs-font-size wp-elements-5a5a02bb205f834fc4a0e40609c05a11\">It should be clear why organisations would like to work with potential and what outcomes they expect. If potential-related initiatives are not being instrumented carefully, negative implications can easily outweigh benefits. It\u2019s also important to consider the population that will be examined. For example, will it focus on a specific level or involve different levels? If people are going to be assessed, will the process to be open to everyone or to a few pre-selected individuals? Organisations also need to ensure that they understand their own organisational context, what great looks like at the company today and what it will look like in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group icon-w-content-list is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a5bdbfea wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-105570a8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-s-font-size wp-elements-1c8110994335a6141f134de35a75ed02\">Assessments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-500-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xs-font-size wp-elements-803f3064a72ec6d06acc25260aa1b606\">Potential cannot be assessed or measured, instead the characteristics to be measured will need to be defined in advance. In order to do so, organisations need to identify \u201cpotential for what?\u201d It also needs to be considered how many tools and methods will be used for this purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group icon-w-content-list is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a5bdbfea wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-105570a8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-s-font-size wp-elements-ee30f3485a503b174ed37bd11574061a\">Insights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-500-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xs-font-size wp-elements-1a58fd5707b60b439c0e2223c4aab69f\">What we do when we work with potential is to aim for the best possible estimation, and in order to increase the level of our estimation, we need to take into account as many data points as possible. In a way, this is like forecasting weather; you can use thermometers, barometers and other tools, or you can just put your finger in the air. The more tools and methods you use, the higher the level of complexity you will have to deal with, but the higher as well the likely level of your estimations. Ask what level of complexity the organisation is equipped to deal with, how the data will be collected, and who will interpret it. Using <a href=\"https:\/\/talogy.com\/en-gb\/blog\/people-analytics-advantages-obstacles-and-key-questions-2\/\">people analytics<\/a> can certainly help with this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group icon-w-content-list is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a5bdbfea wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-105570a8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-s-font-size wp-elements-938af1ef03a0f0a25b691fd784245e57\">Actions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-500-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xs-font-size wp-elements-da046edcd24d8b2d14be33cc6eaf994d\">Intentions must be very clear about the kind of decisions that will be made and what the next steps will be. Organisations need to explore ways to ensure that they can manage the expectations of some individuals and will avoid as many of the potential-related issues mentioned above as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group icon-w-content-list is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a5bdbfea wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-105570a8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-s-font-size wp-elements-f4862886c8a82ef9861928cb62079a67\">Communication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-500-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xs-font-size wp-elements-0777788441c84cd06010aa32faea15bd\">It is important to ensure that communication is clear and transparent, not just to avoid increasing lack of trust and low perception of fairness, but also for legal reasons linked to discriminatory behaviours and use of data (GDPR).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group icon-w-content-list is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a5bdbfea wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-105570a8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-s-font-size wp-elements-15194f5afd2dc452df5fd3c4e4a76223\">Outcomes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-tertiary-500-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xs-font-size wp-elements-a56d69cc88fbb1d067fa500263db8b05\">It can also be useful to assess how successful the potential-related initiatives have been. In order to do so, organisations need to consider ways to measure their effectiveness and determine if the outcomes justify the investment. Demonstrating return on investment around potential-related initiatives is challenging mainly because of development programmes and self-fulfilling prophecies, and also because people favoured by potential-related assessments tend to leave their companies when their high expectations are not met. Ironically, a way to evaluate how good the estimations have been is to assess people and not do anything. After a couple years, check to see if your estimations came true without intervention, and if that happened because of the individuals\u2019 characteristics and not due to unrelated factors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"should-organisations-use-employee-potential-assessments\">Should organisations use employee potential assessments?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As highlighted above, there are certainly some benefits associated to potential-related practices, but it is not as easy as to assess a group of people, label them and expect that a few employees will unconditionally commit to driving success in the future while the rest of the organisation happily follows them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are different ways of dealing with the many issues mentioned above, but the first two things to consider when deciding to implement potential-related practices are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) define potential for what it really is, i.e. just an estimation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) move as much as you can from exclusive to inclusive talent management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/info.talogy.com\/en-gb\/identifying-and-selecting-high-potentials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to identify and select high-potential employees<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-85518bf0 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-500-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xxl-font-size wp-elements-795fabfc692b08bfa6e3cf68a32dd823\" id=\"form\">Let\u2019s talk about how Talogy can help your organisation to identify high potential for Talent Management success<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-border-color has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#A335FF;border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b807a22d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<script data-ot-ignore type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/js-eu1.hsforms.net\/forms\/v2.js\"><\/script>\n\n<script data-ot-ignore>\n(function() {\n    function createHubSpotForm() {\n        if (window.hbspt && window.hbspt.forms) {\n            hbspt.forms.create({\n                region: \"eu1\",\n                portalId: \"24974645\",\n                formId: \"a8e069e9-cefb-4091-9dfe-26fd188ef5de\"\n            });\n        } else {\n            setTimeout(createHubSpotForm, 100);\n        }\n    }\n    createHubSpotForm();\n})();\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identifying potential Jump to section: What is potential in HRM? 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