The Talent System Toolkit™

Three instruments to run talent acquisition like a system, not a service desk.

Most TA functions are run like a service desk: a req comes in, a recruiter runs at it, a number gets reported. Then the board asks why cost-per-hire is climbing, and the answer comes back as "we need more recruiters." It is not a headcount problem. It is a design problem. This toolkit is the operator's instruments for fixing the design.

What's inside?

1. The TA Operating Model Canvas - work out whether your problem is even structural, then decide centralised, decentralised or hybrid on evidence. Delivered as a print-ready PDF and a fillable Notion page.
2. The Build-vs-Buy Cost Model - an Excel model that puts a dollar figure on your insource, RPO and agency mix, and finds the volume where building beats buying.
3. The Board-Ready Metrics Pack - an Excel scorecard of ten KPIs that score themselves green, amber or red on one page a board reads in ninety seconds.

Who it's for?

TA leaders, Heads of People and CHROs who suspect the problem was never their team. It's the system the team is trapped inside.

How to use it?

Start with the Canvas to locate the fault. Use the Cost Model to price the fix. Take the Metrics Pack to your board to prove the result. Diagnose, cost, prove.

Let's go!

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