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The scope of action might seem daunting, but effective leadership development boils down to four principal categories.
Essentials
Architect
Engage
Focus
Integrate and measure
Leadership
at scale
Integrate and measure the progam in the broader organization
Focus on the critical shifts that drive disproportionate value
Engage a critical mass of pivotal influencers across the organization, to reach a tipping point
Architect programs that maximize behavioral change, based
on neuroscience
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Chances of success don’t rise above 30% until roughly half of the key actions are taken
More than 40 key actions must be taken to increase chances of success to 80%
Applying all 50 key actions increases chances of success to 99%
Number of key actions taken (out of 50)
Success rate of leadership-
development program
One reason: companies overlook the sheer number of interventions required to develop leaders at scale.
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Only a few strongly
agree their efforts meet
desired objectives
agree
44%
11%
Over half are not confident that their training efforts will bear fruit
57%
But companies are failing to develop the leaders they need.
Shortfall
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Leadership effectiveness, %
r² = 0.78
Overall organizational
health, %
Leadership strength explains nearly
80 percent of the variance in companies’ ability to sustain exceptional performance over time.
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