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Evaluate Your Leadership Development Program

Harvard Business Review

Despite studies showing that succession is an essential part of strategic planning, many companies ignore leadership development to focus on more immediate challenges. But your organization’s future success depends on identifying and developing the next generation of its leaders. For example, when a U.S.

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What 11 CEOs Have Learned About Championing Diversity

Harvard Business Review

Diversity can boost innovation and employee engagement , and companies with greater gender and racial diversity financially outperform their peers. created a program called Women and Opportunity that aims to develop women for future leadership roles at Gap. The business case for diversity is clear. For example, Gap Inc.