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Published by: Business Insights
Published: Mar. 1, 2002 - 132 Pages
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Preface
How to read this report
Chapter 2 Executive Summary
Global Organizational Design
Leadership
Human Capital
Business as Schools
The Changing Role of the Chief Technologist
Chapter 3 The Demand for Top Talent
Introduction
What’s different about global leadership?
Who are the thought leaders?
What makes a great leader?
What’s changed? The importance of context
Technology
Speed
Complexity
Globalization
Bench strength
Where do companies traditionally find top leadership talent?
Leadership at the top: What’s happening in the boardroom?
Measuring leadership value
Past is prologue
Types of leadership development
Integrating formal and informal development
Development tactics
Threats to experience-based development
Chapter 4 Interview Excerpts
An Executive Selection Perspective
Dennis Carey, Vice Chairman, Spencer Stuart Executive Search
A Research and Executive Education Perspective
Jay Conger, Professor, London Business School
A Consulting Perspective
David Hatch, Director, Center for Leadership Solutions
An Insider’s Perspective
Frank McAuley, Senior Vice President, Royal Bank of Canada
A Coach’s Perspective
Cliff Hakim, Founder, Rethinking Work
Chapter 5 Integrating Leadership Development with Organizational
Design
Introduction
A model for strategic organizational design
List of Figures
Figure 2.1: Portfolio of opportunity model
Figure 2.2: CEO succession
Figure 3.3: CEO succession
Figure 3.4: Derailment patterns for outside-hires
Figure 3.5: Portfolio of opportunity model
AbstractBefore the Internet there was a growing consensus about the traits and characteristics of successful leaders. Although significant elements of this research base remain the same, Leadership roles are changing, both in terms of the knowledge domains that are relevant, as well as in the variable nature of the role boundaries. Leadership development practices based on years of job rotations often fail to develop leaders fast enough or with the right skills to be relevant in a rapidly changing business environment. This strategic management report examines the competencies required for leadership in today's business environment and the leadership development practices necessary to accelerate learning.
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