The Next Wave: Developing and Retaining Your Gen Z High Potentials

Last November, we launched our Roundtable Report on High Potentials and kicked off a critical conversation about what keeps those leaders glued in. Now, we’re digging deeper. The workplace is welcoming its newest generation, Gen Z, and they’re bringing a fresh set of expectations, motivations, and behaviours. For HR and senior leaders, this isn’t just a demographic shift; it’s a fundamental signal that our strategies for identifying, developing, and retaining our top talent need to evolve. How can we ensure our high potential programs resonate with this new wave of leaders? And what can we expect as they ascend the organizational hierarchy?

Join us for a practical and insightful conversation with Glain Roberts-McCabe and our long-time collaborator Dr. Maria Brown, Head of Research at Management Research Group (MRG). Drawing on MRG’s extensive research, we will explore:

• The key behaviours and motivations that distinguish high potential talent from their peers.
• How the profile of a "high potential" has shifted over the years and what that means for your succession plans.
• A deep dive into Gen Z: What the data tells us about their unique motivational drivers and how they differ from previous generations.
• Actionable strategies for designing development programs that will truly engage and retain your next generation of leaders.