The Leadership Pipeline - 3rd Edition by Ram Charan & Stephen Drotter & James L Noel & Kent Jonasen (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Leadership has become among the handful of most critical elements for business success in the knowledge era. Companies increasingly compete on the strength of their intellectual capital, those intangibles but priceless assets that reside in the people and processes of the firm. But even the strongest intellectual capital base can be worthless if not guided by leaders at all levels of the organization. And having leaders at all levels requires a constantly renewing pipeline of new leaders. The problem is, the pipeline at most companies is bone dry. Companies invest in leadership development programs and establish elaborate succession frameworks, but don't knit the two together nor take into account the fact that talented people are often recruited away. They prepare leaders in the image of the existing leaders, assuming those same skills will be meaningful into the future - when, in fact, most companies don't have a clue about what skills will be needed of their leaders in the future"--

Book Synopsis

Set up your company for long-term success by building and reinforcing your leadership pipeline

In the newly revised third edition of The Leadership Pipeline, a team of veteran leadership practitioners delivers a practical and essential framework for identifying future leaders, assessing their competence, planning their development, nurturing their talents, and analyzing the results of your efforts. The work to be done, the required skills, time application, and the necessary work values for each leadership layer are clearly defined for the digital age. The book explains how to integrate your organization's leadership development process with a succession plan that provides your company with a ready supply of capable leaders.

You'll discover the tools and techniques you need to knit together your succession and leadership development programs and constantly renew your leadership pipeline. You'll also:

• Explore anecdotes and stories drawn from the authors' extensive experience with top companies that illustrate the principles discussed in the book
• Find ways to eliminate bias and tunnel vision when identifying leadership candidates
• Learn to objectively consider the efficacy of individual leadership candidates

A powerful resource for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders at firms of all sizes, The Leadership Pipeline is an effective and insightful blueprint to future-proofing your company.

From the Back Cover

Future-proof leadership at all levels of an organization

This Third Edition of The Leadership Pipeline contains 80% new material. It offers a deep, systemic approach to developing a strong network of leadership talent across an entire organization to solve today's leadership challenges while staying prepared to navigate the uncertainty of tomorrow. Building on the success of previous editions, this newly revised and updated Third Edition explores highly impactful modern challenges like evolving work structures and a demanding workforce to help organizations thrive in a rapidly changing global business environment.

Readers will learn how to face new employee challenges, such as increased employee leverage by skilled workers and the rise of a remote workforce. The book also addresses cultural changes, such as guaranteeing diversity and inclusion and adapting business practices to meet societal expectations, as well as technological disruptors, such as vastly increased connectivity through data and digitization.

Holding up over time thanks to a focus on leadership-first principles, The Leadership Pipeline is a must-have blueprint for future and current leaders and executives who are looking to optimize skills, work values, and time application to achieve a distinct competitive advantage.

About the Author

RAM CHARAN is an award-winning educator and consultant to senior business leaders and boards around the globe. He is one of the world's bestselling business book authors with over 2 million copies sold. His book with Honeywell CEO Larry Bossidy, Execution, spent 150 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

STEPHEN DROTTER is Chairman of the Leadership Pipeline Institute. For over 50 years he has been actively involved in succession planning, executive assessments and leadership development. His work provides the source material for his books, which include The Performance Pipeline, as well as co-authorship of The Success Pipeline and Pipeline to The Future.

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.

KENT JONASEN is CEO of the Leadership Pipeline Institute and works with large organizations on strategic succession planning and development for leaders and experts. Previous to this role, Kent was Deputy Head of Human Resources at Maersk and is the author of the bestselling book The Specialist Pipeline: Winning the War for Specialist Talent.