David Landman (Global Head of Talent Development, Goldman Sachs) joined us on The Modern People Leader. 

We talked about the retentive power of internal mobility, how they shifted from a mindset of talent scarcity to talent abundance, and how they're enabling the right conversations between managers and employees.

Timestamps:

(1:20) Good news stories

(7:00) David’s career at Goldman Sachs: from intern to Global Head of Talent Development

(12:15) How David cold called his way into his first internship at Goldman Sachs  

(15:20) Why we should be jealous he gets to work at Goldman Sachs

(19:45) The talent development team at Goldman Sachs and what they do: L&D, Performance, & Career Paths

(21:50) State of the union for talent: “we’re in a period of patient observation”

(24:30) This is the year of talent retention

(26:04) How AI can help bring more empathy and humanity to the workplace

(30:30) The retentive power of internal mobility

(38:00) Shifting from a mindset of talent scarcity to talent abundance

(45:00) How much time Goldman requires people to be in a seat before moving roles internally

(49:25) How they’re enabling the right conversations between managers and employees

(52:00) What it means to be a good manager at Goldman Sachs

(54:30) The 3 conversations at Goldman Sachs

(1:02:22) Supporting managers to have more empathetic conversations

(1:06:07) 2 HR tools to check out

(1:09:32) Rapid fire questions

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