Eric Jacobson

MAY 25, 2012

Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. Awhile back, members of five groups on the professional social media web site LinkedIn voluntarily recommended their favorite books about leadership. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What's Your Favorite?"

Books 93

Books Handbook Kotter Leadership Pipeline 93

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

To help these employees prepare for leadership roles in a thoughtful, efficient manner, companies often institute formal high-potential (HIPO) programs. But when we looked at the participants in the HIPO programs, 12% were in their organization’s bottom quartile of leadership effectiveness. Overall, 42% were below average.

Company 15

Company Leadership Pipeline Skills Report 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

Several years ago, one global energy company commissioned an internal task force to review the status of women and minorities in its leadership pipeline. Reporting to the executive staff, the task force found insufficient gender and racial diversity in the pipeline, including Asian diversity, and recommended specific actions.

Management 8

Management Diversity Attrition Leadership Pipeline 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

“ Employer branding ” is no longer simply a concern for recruitment marketing; it is also a key component of effective organizational leadership. Research from Bersin by Deloitte shows that organizations with mature analytics strategies and processes are twice as likely to improve their recruiting efforts and leadership pipeline.

Globalization 8

Globalization Brand Survey Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2013

The CEB research indicates that one of the key problems is that qualified, diverse candidates are not getting due consideration for leadership roles, owing to unconscious (and sometimes conscious) bias in hiring and promotion decisions. All of this information is contained in a database and run off of a search engine.

Diversity 8

Diversity Leadership Pipeline Human Resources Emotional Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2013

Her daughter is now a teacher and her son an engineer.) Although she had no formal education, Shantha had strong business acumen and innate leadership qualities. Over a 14-year period, Shantha converted that first, tiny microfinance loan to wealth, including her own house and a college-level education for both of her children.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Innovation Committee Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

The sad part is that all of them had started off strong: they were engineers with an average tenure of more than 20 years in R&D and product strategy and marketing. After earning a degree in industrial engineering, he joined Techint, a multinational conglomerate with headquarters in Milan. What we found was an incredible paradox.

Drotter 8

Drotter Charan Leadership Pipeline Short-term 8