Case Study: Hillenbrand achieves 125% stock growth with Topgrading

Culture of Top Talent Improves Company's Stock Performance 125% in 4 Years

Hillenbrand, an industrial holding company, was struggling in the 1990s as its stock underperformed the S&P 500 and leadership believed the company had too many people but not enough talent. The company turned to Topgrading to help improve its talent management and leadership bench across the organization.

Topgrading assessed and coached the top 150 leaders, created individual development plans, trained managers through workshops, and supported hiring and promotion decisions based on A Player standards. As a result, the top layers of the company reached 90% A Players, chronic low performers left, and Hillenbrand’s stock price rose 125% over four years, with the talent culture helping position the company for future growth.

Hillenbrand

Fred Rockwood

Chief Executive Officer