The Leadership Pipeline: How To Build The Leadership Powered Company, 2Nd Ed 2 Edition

The Leadership Pipeline: How To Build The Leadership Powered Company, 2nd Edition by Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, and James Noel is a bestseller that talks about leadership as the essence of a successful organization. Every enterprise requires sound leadership in all its verticals, and therefore, it is essential that this aspect is instilled in the organization to scale newer heights. The authors, however, brings to attention the fact that leadership is not considered important in many organizations. There are several examples drawn from leading companies in the world, which illustrate how leadership can be groomed at various levels and how this can be helpful in the success of the organization. Newer frameworks of leadership are added in this second edition, and several instances have been cited from the years of experience gathered by the authors. There is also a separate section in the book, which offers solutions to common queries.

About the Author
Ram Charan is an adviser to many of the world's top CEOs and corporate directors. He is author or coauthor of 16 books including the New York Times bestseller Execution. He has also taught at Wharton, the Kellogg School of Management, and GE's Leadership Center. He has degrees from Harvard Business School and is based in Dallas.

Stephen Drotter is CEO of Drotter Human Resources, which specializes in OD, leadership development and succession. He was one of the original designers of GE's succession planning process and was also a VP at INA Corporation. His clients include AmEx, Anheuser-Busch, Chase, Citicorp, CIGNA, GE, IBM, Kraft, Marriott, Merck and Novartis. He has a degree from Amherst and lives in the Philadelphia area. Jim Noel is an independent consultant and leadership coach who assists companies in the selection, assessment, and development of key leadership teams. He is the former manager of Executive Education and Leadership Effectiveness at GE's famed Leadership Institute in Crotonville, New York, and later Citibank's vice president of Executive Development. Early in his career,

Jim was assistant dean of the College of General Studies at The George Washington University.

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction.
• Six Leadership Passages: An Overview.
• From Managing Self to Managing Others.
• From Managing Others to Managing Managers.
• From Managing Managers to Functional Manager.
• From Functional Manager to Business Manager.
• From Business Manager to Group Manager.
• From Group Manager to Enterprise Manager.
• Diagnostics: Identifying Pipeline Problems and Possibilities.
• Performance Improvement: Clarifying Roles and Creating Performance Standards.
• Succession Planning.
• Identifying Potential Pipeline Failures.
• The Functional Career Passage.
• Coaching.
• Benefits Up and Down the Line
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors. Index.