Your 2026 growth goals do not just require capital and strategy. They require people who are aligned, equipped, and motivated to execute.
At Talent Growth Partners, culture isn’t about perks or platitudes. It is the performance infrastructure that fuels clarity, trust, and momentum. When done right, it becomes a true competitive advantage.
Why It Matters
Culture is not a soft conversation. It is a business driver with measurable impact.:
In a 2024 SHRM study, 83% of employees who rated their culture as “good or excellent” said they were motivated to do high quality work, compared to 45% for poor cultures. Employees in positive culture organizations were nearly four times more likely to stay (SHRM, 2024).
Research by Great Place to Work (2025) shows that organizations with high trust cultures have voluntary turnover rates less than half the U.S. average, and their publicly listed peers outperformed the market by double digits in cumulative returns from 2020 to 2024 (GWP, 2025).
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics: BLS Total Non-Farm 2024 (A subsector of the total economy that excludes general government, private households, nonprofit institutions, and the farm sector.) *Certified company percentages are medians of companies certified as of January 2025.
Inclusive and diverse companies report 2.3 times higher cash flow per employee and greater adaptability and innovation readiness (Forbes Coaches Council, 2024).
When culture works, it accelerates execution, innovation, retention, and business value. When it breaks, friction builds and progress slows.
Case Study: Leadership & Organizational Readiness for Private Equity
When a private equity firm was considering an investing in a Midwest-based tech firm they knew that evaluating people and systems readiness were critical to driving growth forward.
That’s where Talent Growth Partners came in.
Our Approach:
In just four weeks, we conducted a fast, focused due diligence sprint to evaluate leadership readiness and organizational health. Our scope included:
Hogan assessments and one-on-one debriefs with current and incoming executives
A full HR systems and process review
Insight gathering from two employee focus groups and along with multi-year engagement surveys
A comprehensive findings report and investment recommendation
Our Findings:
The company’s culture was its moat. It was a high-trust, low-politics environment where execution was sticky and values were real. This wasn’t just a good place to work; it was a strong foundation.
The Outcome:
TGP delivered a 33-page forward-looking report outlining leadership strengths, cultural risks, and tactical recommendations to ready the organization for scale. Not only equipping the PE firm with a guide to the investment decision, but a playbook to drive the investment thesis forward.
TGP Value:
We didn’t just highlight gaps. We mapped a path to reduce human capital risk and unlock growth.