ONLINE ONLY: Click here to access Figure 3. In one of the many succession planning presentations I have delivered across the world, I was recently asked, "What is the future of succession planning?" My answer focused on four changes that I see happening: a move from suc... More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Career Development , Career Planning , Change Management , Competencies , Leadership Development

If there were a reality TV show called Extreme Leadership Development, Mercer CEO Michele Burns would be its star. Burns came to her current job by way of Delta Airlines during and after 9/11, and Mirant, an energy company she led out of Chapter 11. Not long after she t... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Advanced Level Content , Change Management , Leadership Development , Training and Development - General

The issue of executive support for leadership development solutions is far more complex than often acknowledged. Unfortunately, all too often, we hear generalizations ("We don't have executive support for this") without due consideration of the variables that must be ta... More »

Career Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Career Development , Change Management , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development , Management Development