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The 5 Elements of a Strong Leadership Pipeline

Harvard Business Review

Organizations are continuously promoting people into management, and those new leaders struggle with the transition. Deloitte’s research with MIT shows that 90% of executives believe their companies are not “becoming digital” fast enough, and 70% believe they do not have the skills to lead this change. Insight Center.

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28 Leadership Development Recommendations for your Individual Development Plan

Great Leadership By Dan

Do employees feel that their boss honors their career aspirations, building needed skills that serve their organization now and in the future? Do employees speak up, challenging the leader''s plans, decisions, and actions if they see a gap? Improving your perception is a key skill to work and include in your IDP. Jennifer V.

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Bring in Outside Experts to Mentor Your Team

Harvard Business Review

Mentor/coach: Contributes through others as a formal manager, an idea leader, a project owner, or an informal employee developer. Stages 3 and 4 are developmental stages where mentoring skills are typically developed and sharpened. Managers tap these outside experts for help because of their knowledge and experience.

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Leadership Development Should Focus on Experiments

Harvard Business Review

Industry research, for example, shows that companies spent more than $24 billion on leadership and management training worldwide in 2013, an increase of 15% from 2012. Underlying this notion was the lack of tangible results that could be attributed to management training.

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Managing On-Demand Talent

Harvard Business Review

The globalization of talent and technology frees up companies to experiment with new ways of filling critical skill gaps while staying lean. ” While cost is clearly a consideration, managers describe the primary benefits of agile talent as increasing flexibility, speed, and innovation. .”