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Leadership Succession Matters

Coaching Tip

Organizations are not planning effectively, they are not starting succession deep enough down in the leadership pipeline. One of the issues, according to Jim Peters, senior partner and global head of Succession Management at Korn Ferry, is timing. This is hugely detrimental,” he said. .

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How Veterans Outscore Their Counterparts on Leadership

Center for Creative Leadership

Armed Forces look for employment after their military careers, many industries don’t immediately recognize the great potential that leaders from the U.S. Participative management. In short, the data showed that “leaders are leaders,” regardless of the industry they work in. But as veterans of the U.S. Leading employees.

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Michael Fraccaro, CHRO at Mastercard, on the value of business resource groups

HR Digest

I’d say we’re very focused on creating a skilled workforce and leadership pipeline that can execute our strategy. We’ve also made development conversations a point of emphasis, as an important way to help employees identify, explore and connect with learning opportunities as they navigate their career journey at Mastercard.

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Rick Warren’s Saddleback Leadership Academy

Ron Edmondson

After hearing his heart and vision, if I were beginning a ministry career or even in a time of transition and felt God was calling me to be a church planter today, I would strongly consider attending the Saddleback Leadership Academy. Saddleback doesn’t see it as a pre-requisite to leadership. In a nutshell, what is the academy?

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How Women of Color Get to Senior Management

Harvard Business Review

Developing a diverse leadership pipeline can benefit companies in all sectors. Sixteen women were interviewed and seven others participated in a focus group. The women in my sample were asked to think back on two defining career moments that best prepared them to advance. How People Get Ahead.

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Companies Are Bad at Identifying High-Potential Employees

Harvard Business Review

But when we looked at the participants in the HIPO programs, 12% were in their organization’s bottom quartile of leadership effectiveness. For the organization, there are several risks to filling your HIPO program with people who don’t actually possess leadership potential. Overall, 42% were below average.

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Leadership Development: #1 Priority for Human Resources Leaders

Coaching Tip

Leadership development is the number one priority for human resources (HR) leaders globally, according to Talent Management : Accelerating Business Performance , a survey by Right Management, the career and talent management experts within ManpowerGroup. Other key findings from the study on talent management include : .