The leadership pipeline : how to build the leadership powered company / Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, James Noel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charan, Ram, author.

Drotter, Stephen J., author.

Noel, James L., 1943- author.

Series:

J-B US non-Franchise Leadership

J-B US non-Franchise Leadership ; v.391

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Industrial management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, California : Jossey-Bass, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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. Yet the leadership pipeline -the internal strategy to grow leaders - in many companies is dry or nonexistent. Drawing on their experiences at many Fortune 500 companies, the authors show how organizations can develop leadership at every level by identifying future leaders, assessing their corporate confidence, planning their development, and measuring their res

Contents:

Cover; Half title page; Title page; Copyright page; Foreword; Preface to the Revised Edition: Observations from the Field; Introduction; Passage One: From Managing Self to Managing Others; Passage Two: From Managing Others to Managing Managers; Passage Three: From Managing Managers to Functional Manager; Passage Four: From Functional Manager to Business Manager; Passage Five: From Business Manager to Group Manager; Passage Six: From Group Manager to Enterprise Manager; Adapting the Model to Small Business Requirements; Passages Through the Pipeline; Frequently Asked Questions

Observations from the Field1 Six Leadership Passages; 2 From Managing Self to Managing Others; The Rising Power and Expectations of Individual Contributors; Three Achievements of Terrific First-Time Managers; Pipeline-Unclogging Tactics; Who Is Responsible?; Frequently Asked Questions; Observations from the Field; 3 From Managing Others to Managing Managers; Five Signs of a Misplaced Manager of Managers; What Managers of Managers Should Do; How to Help Managers of Managers Through This Leadership Passage; Frequently Asked Questions; Observations from the Field

4 From Managing Managers to Functional ManagerMaturing into a Functional Leader Role; A Strategic Mind-Set, a Holistic Approach; Valuing What You Don't Know; Identifying Dysfunctional Signs; Developing Mature, Strategic, Whole-Functional Managers; Frequently Asked Questions; Observations from the Field; 5 From Functional Manager to Business Manager; Thinking Differently; Managing the Complexity; Learning to Value All Functions; Being Highly Visible; Addressing the Challenge of E-Commerce; Warning Signs of Leadership Transition Troubles

Development Options: Self-Learning, New Experiences, and ReflectionFrequently Asked Questions; Observations from the Field; 6 From Business Manager to Group Manager; Succeeding Indirectly; Managing and Developing Business Managers; Connecting the Business to the Corporation; Managing the Uncovered; Warning Signs; Developing Group Executives: A Mix of Training, Measures, and Experience; Frequently Asked Questions; Observations from the Field; 7 From Group Manager to Enterprise Manager; Challenge One: Delivering Consistent, Predictable Top- and Bottom-Line Results

Challenge Two: Setting Enterprise DirectionChallenge Three: Shaping the Soft Side of the Enterprise; Challenge Four: Maintaining an Edge in Execution; Challenge Five: Managing the Enterprise in a Broader, Global Context; A Significant Value Shift; Signs That a CEO Is Struggling; CEO Development: No Skipping Levels Allowed; Don't Set Up a CEO for Failure; Frequently Asked Questions; Observations from the Field; Three Good Reasons to Diagnose Early and Often; A Tool to Look Beyond What Got Done; Diagnostic Steps; Skipping Levels: The Brightest Aren't Always the Best; Frequently Asked Questions

Observations from the Field

Notes:

Includes index.

"New & Revised"--Cover.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780470921463

0470921463

OCLC:

747770523