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Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study

Great Leadership By Dan

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. There are many examples of companies that have successful leadership training programs in place, such as Bank of America, General Electric, Microsoft, Philip Morris, Novartis International, and Marriott International to name just a few.

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Why Middle Managers Need to “Fire” Themselves as Supervisors

Great Leadership By Dan

The reason they were such great Coordinators is because they were good at motivating and developing their players. As a Head Coach, they need to make a shift to motivating and developing their coaches, as well as focusing on big picture responsibilities like media and public relations, scouting, and other administrative responsibilities.

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The 6 Passages of Leadership and Management

Great Leadership By Dan

Charan, Drotter, and Noel wrote about six leadership passages in their classic book The Leadership Pipeline. Managing others and teams involves learning out to hire, train, establish performance measures, reward, and punish. Unless you are an heir to a throne, people usually don’t begin their careers leading a large organization.

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The Leadership Pipeline

CEO Blog

The Leadership Pipeline - How to Build the Leadership Powered Company by Ram Charan , Steve Drotter and Jim Noel was awesome. I'm currently preparing myself for transition from managing managers to hiring/training and managing functional/general managers. It is a must read for any aspiring leader at any level.

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To Grow as a Leader, Seek More Complex Assignments

Harvard Business Review

Japan’s educational institutions and cultural work ethic give its managers a jump-start in their careers, but most companies don’t continue the development process as far as it could go. Remember that, when it comes to the jobs that help leaders develop most, complexity always beats size.