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 ---- 📬 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get key learnings & career advice from Modern People Leaders 🛎 Follow David on LinkedIn 💡 Follow The Modern People Leader on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Daniel Huerta on LinkedIn 😊 Follow Stephen Huerta on LinkedIn

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