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Pre-hiring assessment improves the executive talent pipeline
Executive talent readiness is coming to the forefront of business issues as the global economic climate begins to thaw. While no one is popping champagne corks yet, business leaders around the world are anticipating an improved economy. The sixth annual NYSE Euronext CEO Report, issued in mid-2010, found that 80 percent of CEOs expect improvement in growth for their companies through 2011.
Date:
02/03/2011
Authors:
Dana
Landis, Ph.D.,
Kenneth R.
Brousseau, Ph.D.,
Pauline N.
Johnson
Accelerated leadership development and succession: Korn/Ferry's impact at Novartis
One of the major challenges companies face is maintaining a steady pipeline of “ready now” candidates to move up into positions of greater scope and responsibility. This challenge raises two questions: How can leaders get to know their organizations talent on a deeper level as a prelude to individual career and organizational planning decisions? Then, how can companies also develop those individuals to support their emergence as fully qualified leaders?
Date:
12/21/2010
Authors:
Kevin
Cashman,
Janet
Feldman, M.A., L.P., C.P.A,
Katie
Cooney,
George S.
Hallenbeck, Ph.D.
Illuminating blind spots and hidden strengths
Research shows that leaders can improve their performance simply by becoming more self-aware. In fact, it is critical for leaders to recognize their own strengths and weaknesses in order to reach their potential and avoid derailment. Findings suggest that blind spots are most common in areas related to adaptability, creativity, and assessing talent.
Date:
10/08/2010
Authors:
J. Evelyn
Orr,
Vicki
Swisher,
King Yii (Lulu)
Tang,
Kenneth P.
De Meuse
The Effectiveness of Executive Coaching: What We Can Learn from the Research Literature
While executive coaching has increased markedly during recent years, the professional application of coaching, our understanding of when to use coaching, and the evaluation of its effectiveness has lagged far behind. The purpose of the current study is to review empirical studies on executive coaching in the literature, synthesize their findings, and explore implications for the delivery of executive coaching.
Date:
08/02/2010
Authors:
Kenneth P.
De Meuse,
Guangrong
Dai
Navigating the New Talent Management Realities in the Consumer Industry
Organizations around the globe have been battered by unprecedented economic turmoil, as years of extraordinary growth gave way to a deep recession. Now, as whispers of an economic recovery grow louder, some anticipate that this too, will produce its own difficulties. Korn/Ferry sat down with a select group of human resource directors from consumer products companies across Asia Pacific to discuss the critical issues faced by HR professionals and the impact of an economic recovery on their organizations at large.
Date:
03/31/2010
Authors:
Jacqueline
Gillespie,
Lelia
Lim-Loges
MANAGING GLOBAL ENTERPRISES: The Critical Developmental Needs of Chinese Executives
Chinese businesses have been integrating into the global economy at an extraordinary pace during the past decade. This large scope of globalization in China has created unprecedented human resource challenges. A chief concern has been the acute scarcity of Chinese leadership talent. Based on our global leadership assessment data, we contrasted Chinese managers with a global sample.
Date:
01/29/2010
Authors:
Jack
Lim,
Guangrong
Dai,
Kenneth P.
De Meuse
Discover the DNA of Future CEOs
Globalization, economic change, more stringent regulation and tougher governance make realizing shareholder value increasingly difficult. Never has it been more critical for companies not only to have the right leader in place, but a visible pipeline of high potential individuals ‘in-waiting’. Despite the immense challenges of the role, its prestige and visibility continue to create no shortage of people who aspire to become a CEO. So why do people strive to attain this pinnacle position and how do organizations identify the right attributes to make sure they invest in those individuals genuinely capable of reaching the top job?
Date:
12/21/2009
"Green Shoots:" Red Impact
What a difference a year makes. Much of 2009 was dominated by what was called the "the next big crash after 1932." Fourteen months since the fall of Lehman Brothers, global economic sentiment is on a rise and business vernacular is peppered with terms like "green shoots" and "stunning recovery."
Date:
11/13/2009
Authors:
Indranil
Roy,
Pushp Deep
Gupta,
Jacqueline
Gillespie
Setting the Stage for Success: Building the Leadership Skills that Matter
The current economic environment has ushered in new expectations for leaders – from increased scope of responsibility to heavier workloads to making decisions in more ambiguous conditions. Have these different expectations affected the set of skills that make a great leader?
Date:
11/06/2009
Authors:
J. Evelyn
Orr,
Kathleen
Sack
The Science Behind the Art of Search: Using Assessments to Understand How You Think and Lead
In early 2009, The Korn/Ferry Institute launched a new thought leadership series called "Korn/Ferry's Career Playbook: Winning Strategies in Today's Job Market" to address executive job seekers's most frequent and pressing questions.
Date:
06/18/2009