Developing Leadership Talent
Chapter One
The Talent Imperative
Recently, a representative of a major automobile manufacturer
told us that he wanted to know what the best practices were for
developing the leadership talent in his organization. The squeeze is
on for the auto companies, he said. What kinds of approaches and
practices, he asked, had the best chance for success?
A home-improvement company representative came to us with a similar request.
What advice could we give her about programs and development approaches that
would provide sustainability and continuous improvement for her company?
These are just two examples of the comments we often receive from professionals
who are responsible for developing executives and managers in organizations.
The importance of developing leadership talent is not new, but it rarely has been
more important than now. The impact of demograp ... read full excerpt from Developing Leadership Talent ebook
