Many Barriers Inhibit Success of Succession Planning

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Andrew Paradise

Succession planning has rapidly emerged as a significant strategy for sustaining organizational health but recent data collected by ASTD indicates that succession planning in many organizations has fallen short of its goals. Of the 45 percent of organizations that have ... More »

Brave New Role Leading Workplace Innovation and Change

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Nick Miller

"OK, let's get training involved and see how fast they can roll this out." These are the words from senior managers that (should) send chills through even the most responsive training departments. Trainers are usually the last to know of impending change because most of... More »

Making the Most of Stretch Assignments

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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 »

Talent Challenge: Renewing the Vision

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Edward Gordon

Not since 1950 has there been a jobs decline as long and deep as that of the current Great Recession. The bursting of the huge global credit bubble has led to the first worldwide recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. These economic conditions have shouldere... More »

An Executive’s Support of Leadership Development: Determining What Is Necessary

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Mark Frein

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 »