Development Centers of Expertise

Creating a Teachable Point of View

Many HR functions have created Centers of Expertise (COEs) to bring advanced, specialized thinking to their talent management processes. Typically, talent COEs have been responsible for development.

But as organizations expand, increasingly it’s their managers/line leaders and not HR who are making key decisions that impact performance. The question is: are their decisions based on an agreed upon set of frameworks and philosophies that align talent decisions with a company’s overall business strategy?

Why You Need a COE Point of View

At PDI, we call these frameworks and philosophies a COE’s Point of View. A Point of View can empower managers/line leaders to make development decisions based on established guiding principles.

It gives them the “how” and “why” development decisions are made the way they are in your company. And that leads to better talent decisions by non-HR decision makers. It also leads to development consistency across your organization.

Benefits of Having a COE Point of View:

• Retain unique characteristics of your talent management system when you outsource HR functions. 
• Align outsourcers with your POV, protecting your talent management strategy. 
• Develop a consistent approach to development. 
• Improve quality of development decisions by non-HR managers. 

PDI can work with your organization to develop teachable

COE Point of Views—giving you assurance that your talent management system will continue to produce consistent results.