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Leadership Succession Matters

Coaching Tip

It’s not enough to develop leaders generically and expect them to take on the specific challenges of a company’s strategic direction,” said Noah Rabinowitz, senior partner and global head of Leadership Development at Korn Ferry. Development needs to be inextricably linked to business goals and strategy.” .

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What Leadership Book Will Be On Your 2014 Reading List?

Eric Jacobson

Top Books About Leadership. Top Books About Leadership.

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Best Leadership Books To Read In 2015

Eric Jacobson

Because the list is a couple years old, it doesn''t include some of the latest best leadership books. And, on December 1 coming up, I''ll post my selection for the best new book about leadership in 2014. Top Books About Leadership. Top Books About Leadership. Top Books About Leadership.

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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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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 : .

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Is Your Company Ready for the Looming Talent Drought?

Harvard Business Review

I reached that conclusion in 2007, after working with Nitin Nohria, the current dean of Harvard Business School, and colleagues at the executive search firm Egon Zehnder to gauge the effects of three factors – globalization , demographics, and leadership pipelines – on competition for senior talent in large organizations.

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What 11 CEOs Have Learned About Championing Diversity

Harvard Business Review

.” Some of the programs the CEOs discussed include well-funded and executive-sponsored employee resource groups, women’s mentoring and leadership programs, cross-functional task forces, and equitable benefits. created a program called Women and Opportunity that aims to develop women for future leadership roles at Gap.