

Talent Operating Model
Frac Playbook Design Pillars
1Governance
- Prioritizes roles by value-creation impact not title
- Establishes clear decision rights and escalation paths
- Creates cadence for reviewing critical hires & risks
- Aligns executives, operators, and hiring teams
2Outcome-Based Role Definition
- A clear mission tied to the value-creation plan
- 5–8 measurable outcomes for the first 6–12 months
- Explicit competencies, tradeoffs, and deal-breakers
3Selection & Assessment
- Role-specific interview loops
- Assigned competencies per interviewer
- Evidence-based scoring and decision matrix
- Practical case exercises - signal matters most
4Closing, Onboarding, Time-to-Impact
- Intentional close planning for critical hires
- Clear articulation of mandate, expectations, & risks
- 30/60/90-day plans directly tied to hiring scorecard
5Retention & Succession
- Identify critical talent & single-point-of-failure roles
- Practical succession coverage for Tier 1 leadership
- Career roadmaps tied to scope, capability, & readiness
- Early warning signals and intervention playbooks
6Analytics & Visibility
- A minimum hiring and retention dataset
- Shared KPIs (speed, quality, close rates, early outcomes)
- A consistent review cadence at the executive level
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