ABSTRACT

We are in the midst of a leadership crisis that is derailing business success, and it’s time to get rigorous about talent. This book will show you how, with an effective and consistent framework, to help galvanize decision-makers around leadership potential.

Time and time again, organizations place too many leaders in roles they are not a good fit for. The financial, strategic, and human costs of poor leadership are staggering and unnecessary. But organizations that effectively identify high-potential talent are likely to financially outperform those that do not do this work by a factor of 4.2 to 1, not to mention all the other positive impacts. Backed by the authors’ research, including a study with 50+ global CEOs, the insights and strategies packed into this book will help you eliminate the shocking variation that exists in how people think about determining leadership potential – and empower decision-makers to be game-changers to optimize their organizations.

For too long, leadership potential has been treated as an imprecise art and inconsistently applied. CEOs, board members, senior managers, and HR professionals will welcome the thought-provoking insights and practical tools this book gives to build a pipeline of strong leaders.

chapter 1|15 pages

The Potential of Potential

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings

chapter 2|21 pages

Bias and Determining Leadership Potential

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings, Dani Monroe

chapter 3|11 pages

The Leadership Blueprint Explained

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings

chapter 4|11 pages

What the Research Says

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings

chapter 5|17 pages

What CEOs Say

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings

chapter 6|9 pages

What do We Mean by Intelligence?

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings

chapter 7|19 pages

What do We Mean by Personality?

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings

chapter 8|12 pages

What do We Mean by Motivation?

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings

chapter 9|13 pages

What do We Mean by Learning Agility?

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings

chapter 10|9 pages

Assessments and Tools

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings

chapter 11|11 pages

Wrapping It Up and Putting Ideas into Action

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings

chapter |3 pages

Our List of Superstars – Participating CEOs

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings

chapter |9 pages

Endorsements

ByKimberly Janson, Melody Rawlings