Leadership Pipeline

What makes a truly exceptional leader? Discover the practical, fail-proof tools that will help you to fine-tune your leadership skills, solidify respect among your workforce, and ensure your company’s lasting success. When Martin G. Moore was asked to rescue a leading energy corporation from ever-increasing debt and a lack of executive accountability, he faced an uphill battle. Not only had he never before stepped into the role of CEO; he also had no experience in the rapidly evolving energy sector. Relying on the practical leadership principles he had honed throughout his thirty-three-year career, he overhauled the company’s culture, redefined its leadership capability, and increased earnings by a compound annual growth rate of 125 percent. In No Bullsh!t Leadership, Moore outlines these proven leadership principles in a clear, direct way. He sweeps away the mystical fog surrounding leadership today and lays out the essential steps for success. Moore combines this tangible advice with honest, real-world examples from his own career to provide a no-nonsense look at the skills a true leader possesses. Moore’s principles for no bullshit leadership focus on: Creating value by focusing only on the things that matter most Facing conflict, adversity, and ambiguity with decisiveness and confidence Setting uncompromising standards for behavior and performance Selecting and developing great people Making those people accountable, and empowering them to do their best Setting simple, value-driven goals and communicating them relentlessly Though the steps aren’t easy, they are guaranteed, if implemented, to lift your leadership–and your organization–to a higher level. Wherever you are in your career, No Bullsh!t Leadership will help you develop the skills and form the habits needed to become a no bullshit leader.

Over the next 5 to 10 years, companies will be faced with retiring baby boomer leadership talent and will need to develop the next generation of leaders. Many large companies have substantial leadership development programs in place, but what about small to mid-sized companies facing the same talent crisis but without the resources or programs to replace their key leaders? Feeding Your Leadership Pipeline provides a blueprint for leadership development precisely for these smaller companies. It presents a menu of options to identify high-potential talent, define key leadership competencies in your company, provide easy-to-implement steps to build a leadership development program, harness the power of mentoring and coaching, evaluate program effectiveness, and calculate what it will cost.

LET'S GET REAL: The vast majority of leadership development programs don't work. Not only do they feel irrelevant--failing to address the issues that keep leaders up at night--even when they are on point, without built-in opportunities for leaders to practice what they've learned, those lessons don't stick. To cultivate better leaders--ones who can serve as the next generation of senior management, bring business to new heights, and stay with the organization long enough to create lasting change-- we need a better solution. Leaders Deserve Better is that solution. Relying on her experience working with leaders, Jennifer Mackin begins by laying out the problem with standard development practices using real-life examples that illustrate the impact of inadequate development. She gives readers a glimpse of the myriad benefits of a better--and entirely revolutionized--approach, offering tools for leaders to conduct their own assessments to discover the gaps in their programming. Armed with these insights, senior leaders can ignite their own leadership development revolutions that support the effective development that all leaders deserve.

Is your organization ready to develop the leaders it needs? As the workforce continues to age, finding new leaders will become more and more challenging. You can prepare by cultivating high-potential employees now and creating a pipeline of leadership talent. This issue of TD at Work can help you grow leaders within your organization so they’re ready to take the reins when current leaders leave. In “Developing a Leadership Pipeline,” Annette Cremo and Tom Bux describe the challenges companies face when filling leadership positions, explain how to differentiate high potentials from high performers, and present an action plan for developing high-potential employees. This issue includes: · best practices for developing a leadership pipeline · effective learning activities for leadership candidates · a model mentoring training program · an organization development planning tool · an individual development plan.

Set your sights on High-Potential leadership and help your organization thrive In today’s tumultuous and rapidly evolving business environment, High-Potential leaders are in high demand. Do you possess the relationship skills, strategic vision, innovation, and determination needed to thrive as a high-potential leader in your organization? New York Times bestselling author Ram Charan answers that question and helps you hop on the fast-track to leadership success in this insightful guide. Traditionally, leaders have risen up through the ranks based on their cognitive abilities, analytical skills, thoroughness, and even perfectionist tendencies, but as modern businesses have moved to a more digitally-driven model, the criteria for leaders has markedly changed. The High-Potential Leader explains the modern business climate while highlighting the critical role relationship building, communication style, engagement, and ability to motivate and bring out the best performance in others play in becoming an impactful leader. Whether you’re just embarking on your leadership journey or are ready to make the leap to the next leadership level, Charan’s real-world lessons and practical advice will help you discover who you are as a leader, chart your path, accelerate your growth, and ultimately, become the high-potential leader your organization needs to succeed.

Do you wish you had more qualified, committed, and mission-oriented leaders in your church to share the ministry workload? Do you have a passion for cultivating the God-given leadership gifts in others? Most pastors say that the need to identify and develop leaders is critical to the health and growth of their church, yet most churches do not have an intentional plan for doing this. In The Multiplication Effect, Mac Lake reveals his practical, biblical, and proven strategy for addressing this leadership shortage and equipping future leaders to fulfill their kingdom mission. In this book, Mac Lake will help you: Identify potential leaders using unique training modules Equip and disciple leaders at every level of their leadership journey Empower leaders to multiply themselves by developing other leaders Inspired by the greatest leadership example of all, Lake writes, “Jesus was a master of leadership development who saw something in people and then patiently walked with them to transform their spirit and their skills.” Learn how to lead like Jesus and create a culture of multiplying leaders to expand God’s work in your community and beyond.

Eine kompetente Unternehmensführung ist die wesentliche Voraussetzung für den Geschäftserfolg im Zeitalter des Wissensmanagement. Unternehmen konzentrieren sich heute verstärkt auf ihre Wissensbasis, ihr Intellectual Capital; doch diese Grundlage kann noch so solide sein - sie ist nutzlos, wenn sie nicht durch Führungskräfte auf allen Ebenen gemanagt wird. Dies wiederum erfordert einen permanenten Nachschub an Führungungskräften. "The Leadership Pipeline" stellt ein Modell vor, mit dem man künftige Führungspersonen erkennen kann, ihre Kompetenz bewertet, ihre Entwicklung plant, sie ausbildet und trainiert und dann die Ergebnisse dieser Bemühungen ermittelt. Die Autoren kombinieren hier ein erprobtes Verfahren zur Entwicklung von Führungsqualitäten mit einem Modell zur Nachfolgeregelung bei Führungpositionen, das Unternehmen in die Lage versetzt, Führungskräfte für Schlüsselpositionen in allen Unternehmensbereichen aufzustellen. Ein aktueller Leitfaden zur Sicherung des "Nachschubs" in der Führungsriege. Die Autoren sind anerkannte Experten auf diesem Gebiet: Ram Charan ist selbständiger Consultant und Leadership Coach; er war bereits für die Harvard und Kellogg Business School tätig. Steve Drotter ist CEO von Drotter Human Resources und ehemaliger Senior Vice President der Chase Manhattan in New York. Jim Noel ist selbständiger Consultant und ehemaliger Vice President des Executive Development Bereichs der Citibank.

An updated and revised version of the bestselling The Leadership Pipeline – the critical resource for how companies can grow leaders from the inside. In business, leadership at every level is a requisite for company survival. Yet the leadership pipeline –the internal strategy to grow leaders – in many companies is dry or nonexistent. Drawing on their experiences at many Fortune 500 companies, the authors show how organizations can develop leadership at every level by identifying future leaders, assessing their corporate confidence, planning their development, and measuring their results. New to this edition is 65 pages of new material to update the model, share new stories and add new advice based on the ten more years of experience. The authors have also added a "Frequently Asked Questions" section to the end of each chapter.