Developing Leaders.pdf

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1、9-407-015REV:MAY24,2007BORISGROYSBERGAMANDACOWENDevelopingLeadersDevelopingindividualsforleadershippositionshasalwaysbeenanimportanttaskinorganizations;however,changesincareerpatternsandthebusinessenvironmenthaveintroducednewchallenges.Inthepast,itwascommonforindividualstomovegra

2、duallyupthecorporatehierarchyoverthecourseoftheircareers.Whilethisisstillthecasetodayinsomecompanies,muchhaschanged.Organizationaltenurehasdeclinedevenasmanyindustrieshavegrownincreasinglycompetitiveasaconsequenceoftechnologyandglobalization.Leadersmustnotonlyunderstandtheircurre

3、ntbusinessbutbeabletorespondeffectivelyinthefaceofunanticipatedchange.Findingindividualstofilltheseleadershiprolesischallengingforatleasttworeasons.First,becauseitismorecommonforindividualstoworkformanycompaniesoverthecourseoftheircareers,organizationsmustmakeeffortstoidentifyand

4、retainhigh-potentialemployeesiftheyaretoavoidattritionoftalent.Eveniftheyaresuccessfulinrecruitingtalentedoutsiders,theseindividualswilllackthesamefamiliaritywiththeorganizationanditsstrategy.Second,overtime,downsizinghaseliminatedlayersofmanagementhierarchy;thepositionsthatremai

5、narecharacterizedbyagreatdealofresponsibilityandcomplexity.Assumingthathigh-potentialmanagers’currentassignmentswilladequatelypreparethemfortheirnextpromotionisunrealisticinthecontextoftoday’srelativelyflatorganizations;additionaldevelopmentaleffortsarerequiredtoensurehighpotenti

6、alshavethenecessaryskillsforfutureleadershiproles.Despitethesechallenges,researchsuggeststhatdevelopingleadersismoreimportantthanevertoanorganization’scontinuingsuccess.Manyorganizationshaveevenidentifiedthestrategicmanagementoftalentastheirkeycompetitiveadvantage.1Successfullead

7、ershipdevelopmentprogramsarecharacterizedbytop-managementinvolvementandsuccession-planningprocesses.2Theseprocessesprovideaformalmechanismtoassessinternaltalent,identifydevelopmentalneeds,andstructureappropriateplans.Whilethehumanresourcesdepartmentmayfacilitatethisprocess,busine

8、ssmanagersshouldbeartheprimaryresponsibi