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The 5 Elements of a Strong Leadership Pipeline

Harvard Business Review

In a Deloitte study of 7,000 organizations this year, 89% of executives rated “ strengthening the leadership pipeline ” an urgent issue. We mapped this data against dozens of financial and leadership metrics, clustering companies into four groups (ranging from low- to high-performing).

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Trent Henry on Building Tomorrow’s Leaders

HR Digest

We track progress through standardized metrics and measurement. What key competencies or qualities should leadership development programs possess to effectively address the glass ceiling and promote diversity within the leadership pipeline?

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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. Yes, women as well as men must be intrinsically motivated to aspire to leadership roles and seize opportunities. But companies also have a key part to play in fostering diversity in their leadership pipeline.

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Evaluate Your Leadership Development Program

Harvard Business Review

According to a 2014 survey from Deloitte , 86% of business leaders know that their organizations’ future depends on the effectiveness of their leadership pipelines — but a survey of 2,200 global HR leaders found that only 13% are confident in their succession plans, with 54% reporting damage to their businesses due to talent shortages.

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Do Not Split HR – At Least Not Ram Charan’s Way

Harvard Business Review

Much of Charan’s recent work has tilted towards organization and people (books on strategy execution, leadership pipeline, talent and advice on intensity, change, leadership traits, performance management, governance). Capability: identifying the organization capabilities (called culture, system, process, resources, etc.)

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What 11 CEOs Have Learned About Championing Diversity

Harvard Business Review

Starbucks has the goal of increasing the representation of women and minorities in leadership to 50% by 2020 through expanding the leadership pipeline and holding leadership accountable to diversity and inclusion goals. -based workforce where 20% of management and higher-level roles are held by ethnically diverse talent.

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To Grow as a Leader, Seek More Complex Assignments

Harvard Business Review

against the average scores for those metrics from all the executives in our worldwide database. What we found was an incredible paradox. Japanese professionals had higher potential than the global average but lower competence.