Leadership Development Guide

Author: (American) Warren Bennis et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Warren Bennis and Procter & Gamble jointly completed a study on leadership development in over 350 organizations, which found:
All organizations believe it is necessary to cultivate future leaders in a timely manner, but less than 44% of organizations have formal plans for developing future leaders;
Organizations that successfully develop high-potential leaders all use structured leadership development systems;
Effective leadership development programs should include the following three key elements: formal training, 360° feedback, senior managers acting as mentors.
This book summarizes the research findings. In the form of case studies, it provides detailed introductions to the leadership development programs of 15 world-renowned organizations, offering many practical, easy-to-imitate, and easy-to-implement tools, methods, training courses, and leadership competency models. Various organizations can use this as a reference benchmark for developing leadership and cultivating future leaders. The cases in this book are very helpful to readers:
Pfizer's 21 leadership competencies serve as a reference benchmark for organizations to implement leadership development;
United Technologies' career planning forms, continuous improvement forms, and performance goal forms provide advanced tools for organizations to implement leadership development;
Referencing ABB's business unit visit program and job design, Colgate-Palmolive's key responsibilities of sales managers, and Abbott's cross-boundary management templates, organizations can design training courses suitable for themselves;
Of course, the value of this book goes beyond this. It is a rare gem. The book contains numerous classic cases that are both thought-provoking and easy to understand, as well as highly applicable. We research and summarize the best practices in leadership development, considering leadership development practices that align with company business strategies.
—Liz Satchi, Leadership and Organizational Development Manager, AT&T Media Group
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Successful leadership development does not lie in discovering new, complex leadership theories. In fact, it is very simple—just take it seriously and see it through. This book is highly instructive, as the advice, tools, and examples it provides help readers design and implement successful leadership development programs.
—Jim Moore, Human Resources Planning and Development Manager
This book is very helpful for readers who are responsible for or studying leadership development. The examples and tools in this book come from world-class organizations, all of which are renowned globally for their exceptional leader development efforts.
—Michael Pierre Grus, Leadership and Organizational Development Vice President, Grace Company
This book, in the form of case studies, provides detailed introductions to the leadership development programs of 15 world-class organizations, including Motorola, Colgate-Palmolive, Pfizer, the U.S. Army War College, and Barclays International Investment Company. It covers the needs analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation of leadership development programs, as well as leadership competency models (competency models), action learning, 360° feedback, assessment centers, team development, and course design and implementation techniques. It is a valuable reference and source of inspiration for leadership development in various types of organizations.
This book is both theoretical and practical, making it particularly suitable for entrepreneurs, professional managers, consultants, trainers, as well as management professionals, teachers, and students. It is a rare case study resource for the field of management education and research.
This book provides readers with a leadership development "recipe" of international first-class standards, which greatly benefits various types of organizations in successfully implementing leadership development.
This book, in the form of case studies, provides detailed introductions to the leadership development programs of 15 world-renowned organizations, offering many practical and easy-to-use tools, methods, training courses, and leadership competency models (competency models). Organizations of all kinds can use this content as an important reference benchmark for implementing leadership development programs.
By reading each case in this book, readers can solve the following problems:
How to analyze leadership development needs;
How to write management cases related to leadership development;
How to determine leadership competencies;
How to identify and select leadership development candidates;
How to design leadership development programs;
How to implement leadership development programs;
How to evaluate the effectiveness of leadership development program implementation.