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Video Book Club: The Leadership Pipeline

Next Level Blog

The book has been around for about ten years and it’s become a go to resource for anyone charged with developing senior leaders. In the video review, I walk through the simple yet resonant model of career path transitions that the authors Charan, Drotter and Noel outline in the book.

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How New Managers Can Send the Right Leadership Signals

Harvard Business Review

One of the most exciting and — sometimes anxiety-producing transitions in a career — comes when you move from being an individual contributor to becoming a manager. Becoming a new manager is an important leadership passage in your career. New Managers Need a Philosophy About How They’ll Lead.

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To Grow as a Leader, Seek More Complex Assignments

Harvard Business Review

Over the course of my career, I’ve spent countless hours talking to and hearing from leaders around the world. Japan’s educational institutions and cultural work ethic give its managers a jump-start in their careers, but most companies don’t continue the development process as far as it could go.