Insights
September 10, 2021
Most leadership development aims at modest targets, such as a few dozen leaders or a high-potential group. Organizations can aim higher, using development to
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June 18, 2021
Details A high-potential employee is usually in the top 5% of employees in an organization. These people are thought to be the organization’s most
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June 15, 2021
Details When a company needs a supervisor for a team, senior leaders often anoint the team’s most productive performer. Some of these stars succeed
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High-potential programs are meant for the top 5% of employees, yet data on 1,964 designated high potentials found 42% were below average in leadership
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Promoting the most productive performer to manager often backfires. The skills behind individual productivity are mostly self-focused, while great managers need other-focused skills such
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Young leaders are being promoted to mid and senior-level positions quite often. But do they have the necessary skills and training to be great
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June 9, 2020
Most people become supervisors around 30, yet the average leader in training programs is 42, leaving managers to practice leadership untrained for over a
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Women remain underrepresented in top roles despite strong performance. Data on over 60,000 leaders shows women outperform men on 13 of 16 key competencies,
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