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10 Essential Talent Management Lessons I Learned From My CEO

Teresa Roche

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.” Anaïs Nin

Ithink I am a heretic. Or perhaps I am onto something that does make sense, and I have my CEO and my manager to thank.

When asked to write this chapter, I was honored, humbled, and deeply concerned. A kaleidoscope of thoughts and feelings emerged, with a key one being that we do not say “integrated talent management” at Agilent. At least, the words are not spoken aloud.

And yet I absolutely know it is happening at Agilent.

I am the vice president and chief learning officer, and in this role, I am the lead architect and portfolio manager for the company’s leadership development solutions, ...

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