Going Up

Premium Content
John Park

Since 2004, Schindler Elevator Corporation has been partnering with Penn State's Management Development program to deliver two unique training programs for its field managers. The program is built on a foundation of action learning, high student-leader-instructor intera... More »

The Future of Succession Planning

Premium Content
William J. Rothwell

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 »

Making the Most of Stretch Assignments

Premium Content
William Macaux

When Peter Dorsman, senior vice president of global operations at NCR Corporation, decided to bring all of the company's manufacturing operations back inside to drive timely innovation, he called on high-potential leaders from around the world. He knew that an aggressiv... More »

There Is No Denying That “Change Is Hard”

Premium Content
Paula Ketter

Reviewed by Paula KetterChip Heath and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Made to Stick, tackled the issue of change in their new book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard. This is a subject that many authors and subject matter experts have tried to expl... More »

The Secret of Great Leaders

Premium Content
Mark Miller

We believe that everything rises and falls on leadership. One of the challenges we've been working on for the last decade is how to develop enough leaders, fast enough to create healthy growth. Leadership has always been a huge part of our success formula. In the final ... More »