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The Leadership Pipeline How to Build the Leadership Powered Company

by: Charan, Ram; Drotter, Stephen; Noel, James

ISBN: 9780470894569 | 0470894563

Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date: 1/11/2011

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

Praise for The Leadership Pipeline"Management Development 101-but only if you have read the book and understood and acted on the processes so clearly articulated. While these are first principles, it is very useful to have them set out. I have seen them work to great effect in several companies."-John B. Prescott, chairman, QR National Limited"The wisdom added to this second edition is based on experience working with many of the best companies in the world. Whether you are a first-time reader or rejoining the conversation, this book adds criti... MOREcal points and answers that can be used immediately in your leadership work to make your business better. Charan, Drotter, and Noel make clear what can be confusing about the work of a leader at every level."-Tom Flanagan, president and CEO, Applied Insight Consulting, Inc."The Leadership Pipeline has the ability to transform a company. The leadership concepts are enduring and simple enough that managers at every level can quickly grasp what it means to be a highly effective leader. The authors, Charan, Drotter, and Noel, are true leadership development 'gurus' and continue to provide us with the best thinking in developing the world's future generation of business leaders."-Abby Curnow-Chavez, vice president of talent management, Newmont Mining Corporation

Revised edition ofthebest-selling book on developing current and future leadersLeadership at every level is a requisite for business success. Yet the leadership pipeline-the internal architecture for growing leaders-is often broken or nonexistent. It has been ten years since the first edition ofThe Leadership Pipelinewas published and in this second edition, the authors draw on their experiences at many major companies around the world to update readers on what has changed in the past ten. They show how organizations can develop leadership at every level by differentiating the requirements by layer.. Defines the different skills required as leaders move from one level to the next, how time should be applied, the work values required for success, and clearly illustrates what inappropriate leadership looks like at each layer Answers readers' common questions and adds new insights from field application for each layer A completely new preface and foreword have been added explaining why this book is even more relevant todayThe Leadership Pipeline, Second Edition shows today's companies how to keep their leadership "pipeline" filled and flowing to ensure a steady supply of skilled leaders throughout the organization.

An updated and revised version of the bestselling The Leadership Pipeline - the critical resource for how companies can grow leaders from the inside.In business, leadership at every level is a requisite for company survival.

Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Six Leadership Passages: An Overview
From Managing Self to Managing Others
From Managing Others to Managing Managers
From Managing Managers to Functional Manager
From Functional Manager to Business Manager
From Business Manager to Group Manager
From Group Manager to Ente... MORErprise Manager
Diagnostics: Identifying Pipeline Problems and Possibilities
Performance Improvement: Clarifying Roles and Creating Performance Standards
Succession Planning
Identifying Potential Pipeline Failures
The Functional Career Passage
Coaching
Benefits Up and Down the Line
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Index
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Ram Charan is an advisor to many of the world's top CEOs and corporate directors. He is author or coauthor of sixteen books including the New York Times bestseller Execution. He has also taught at Wharton, the Kellogg School of Management, and GE's Leadership Center. He has degrees from Harvard Business School.

Stephen Drotter is CEO of Drotter Human Resources, a global network that specializes in CEO succession; executive assessment, selection, and development; and corporate-level organization design. He was one of the original designers of GE's succession planning process and ran Human Resources at INA Corporation and Chase Manhattan. He has a degree in economics from Amherst College.

Jim Noel is a retired consultant and leadership coach who assisted companies in the selection, assessment, and development of key leadership teams. He is a former manager of Executive Education and Leadership Effectiveness at GE.

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