Field guide — Hiring Excellence

Thom Staight’s Top Tips on Internal Mobility at Scale

Microsoft’s former TA lead Thom Staight on making internal mobility work at scale — lead with the business case, simplify the skills language, and plan for the pushback before it lands.

• Lead with the business case — tie mobility to agility, and put a dollar figure on the alternative
• Build a common skills language, and keep it simple enough to actually use
• Plan for resistance, set guardrails, and give the build 18 months — not weeks