TALENT DEVELOPMENT
Grow your people. Build a workforce that’s ready.
Every talent decision, connected.
When your talent management solution connects learning, performance, career growth, and succession, your managers can coach better, move talent faster, and plan with confidence.
Performance
Performance reviews, goals, check-ins, and development plans connect to learning so managers can coach with context and employees know how to grow.
Internal mobility
Employees discover roles, projects, gigs, and mentors with learning recommendations that close the skills gap.
Succession planning
Leaders identify ready successors, close capability gaps with targeted learning, and build stronger pipelines for critical roles.
Recruiting
External hiring that connects directly to onboarding, learning, and development so new hires move faster.
AI that works for the people doing the work.
Agents that keep strategy, goals, and people moving forward.
Proven talent management benefits.
Organizations worldwide continue to find success when they develop their people with Cornerstone.
53%
Increase in movement between Hyatt brands. Employees feel like they have more career options.
10%
Reduction in external recruitment costs for DHL, saving millions with skills-first development.
35%
Of employees who receive skill development opportunities advance within their organization.
Real-life success stories from Cornerstone customers.
Result
DHL reduced their external recruitment costs by 10%, saving several million dollars a year.
Result
Performance review completion rose from 78% to 99%, and development program participation more than doubled.
Frequently asked questions.
What is Cornerstone talent development?
Cornerstone talent development is the talent management software within Cornerstone Workforce AI™. It connects performance management, internal mobility, and succession planning in one system. It’s available as part of the Elevate+ package, which includes Learn+.
What products are included in Cornerstone talent development?
Cornerstone talent development includes Performance Management, Succession Planning, Talent Marketplace, and all of Cornerstone Learn+. AI experiences and assistants are also built in.
What AI capabilities are included?
Cornerstone talent development includes several AI experiences and assistants: The AI Performance Assistant synthesizes review data into coaching-ready summaries. The AI Goal Assistant generates structured, skills-aligned goals and surfaces risks. The AI-Generated Development Plans generate objectives, generates objectives, learning recommendations, and tasks based on real skills and aspirational roles. And the AI Succession Assistant surfaces bench strength, readiness gaps, and recommended successors.
How can I purchase the talent development readiness agents?
Talent development Readiness Agents are available with the Intelligence+ package. Intelligence+ provides the foundational intelligence layer - including the Cornerstone People Graph, Skills Architect, and headless access - that powers these AI agents. Built on the Cornerstone People Graph, the agents continuously assess workforce readiness and orchestrate intelligent actions across Cornerstone and connected HR and business systems.
What makes Cornerstone talent development different from other talent management solutions?
Most talent management software’s handle performance, development, and succession as separate modules. Cornerstone connects them in one data model so what happens in a review feeds a development plan, goals tie directly to skills, and succession is built continuously.
How does Cornerstone's talent development solution benefit my organization?
Organizations using Cornerstone's talent development software report a 53% increase in internal career movement, a 10% reduction in external recruitment costs, and stronger manager confidence in development conversations. By connecting performance, skills, and succession in one talent management system, development investment becomes measurable and your organization can increase readiness.
Can I see a demo of your talent development products?
Yes. You can book a personalized demo or explore an interactive product tour to see how performance reviews, development plans, goals, and succession work together in one connected system.
How many languages does Cornerstone support?
Cornerstone supports over 50 languages across its platform, making it suited for global organizations managing talent development across multiple regions and workforces.
What integrations do Cornerstone's talent development products support?
Cornerstone integrates with popular enterprise tools like Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, Workday, and other HR and CRM systems, including applicant tracking systems (ATS) and payroll software. These integrations streamline workflows, sync employee data, and enable effective experiences across platforms. You can see a list of partnerships and integrations in our Extend Marketplace.
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