Best Practices in Talent Management: How the World's Leading Corporations Manage, Develop, and Retain Top Talent

CHAPTER 5

ECOLAB, INC.

ROBERT C. BARNETT, MICHAEL L. MEYER, SARAH J. MURPHY, AND SUSAN M. METCALF

 

 

 

 

A long-term effort to build a full pipeline of capable leaders at all levels in the organization to help the company achieve aggressive growth goals.

• Introduction

• Company Background

• Ecolab’s 2002-2007 Strategic Plan

• Culture Is Critical

• Ecolab’s Talent Management Philosophy

• The Ecolab Talent Pipeline

• The Importance of Individual Development

• Introducing the Talent Pipeline Model at Ecolab

• Supporting Successful Implementation

• Keeping the Pipeline Full

• Results

• Conclusion