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Real Time Leadership Development

"This book is a highly accessible, comprehensive compendium of leadership development strategies and a 'must read' for anyone trying to improve his or her own skills or those of another." Nancy T. Tippins, Senior Vice President and Managing Principal, Valtera Corporation

"Drs. Yost and Plunkett have achieved a great feat—delivering practical developmental advice that is rooted in research. I highly recommend their book to anyone who wishes to develop stronger leadership skills." Robert E. Lewis, PhD, Director, APT, Inc.

"Mary Mannion Plunkett and Paul Yost provide a well researched, authentic, and easy to apply guide for managers and HR professionals in understanding and applying leadership development principles. Based on the authors' real experiences in corporate settings, this is advice and counsel you should adopt as your own." Peter M. Morton, VP Leadership Development (retired), The Boeing Company; VP Human Resources (retired), Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Paul R. Yost (Author), Mary Mannion Plunkett (Author)

9781405186674, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 27 April 2009

256 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.336 kg

"Their commitment is obviously because they believe so strongly in real-time leadership, but it is also because they want to communicate across the practitioner/researcher divide and show practitioners ways that knowledge gained from research can be built into leadership development on the job." (Gender in Management, July 2010)

Real Time Leadership Development provides research and practices-based guidance and tools for leaders to use to fully leverage experience-based development for their own growth and to build the next generation of leaders in their organization.

  • Teaches you how to identify the key experiences, competencies, and relationships that are critical in the development of current and future leaders.
  • Answers the question "Leadership for the sake of what?" by helping you identify your leadership principles and think about your legacy.
  • Provides guidance on organization-wide metrics such as employee surveys, succession management metrics, and performance development plan audits.
  • Includes "Taking Action" sections that provide tools for developing future talent in individuals, teams, and organizations.
  • Discusses relevant books, articles, and research studies that deepen your understanding of the subject matter.

Foreword

Series Editor’s Preface

Preface: Your Job is the Classroom!

Acknowledgments

Part I: Building Your Leadership Pipeline

1. Linking Business Strategy and Experiences

2. Linking Business Strategy and Competencies

3. Linking Business Strategy and Relationships

4. Talent Management Metrics to Watch

Part II: Capturing the Lessons

5. Stepping into the Unknown

6. Stretch Assignments

7. Navigating the Experiences

8. Real Time Reflection

9. When Leaders Derail

Part III: Drawing on Other People

10. Development Conversations

11. Role Models

12. Mentoring

13. Building Your Network

Part IV: Building Experiences into Talent Management

14. Individual Development Plans

15. Performance Management

16. High Potential Programs

17. Succession Management

18. Leadership Training Programs

Part V: Moving from Success to Significance

19. Transitions

20. Leadership Principles

21. Legacies

Conclusion: The Bottom Line

Notes

References

Index

Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
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