The New Legal Capital: Challenges of Finding and Keeping Top Law Firm Talent
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The 6 Qs of Leadership
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High Potentials
Developing High Potentials
Long-term competitive advantage rests, in large part, on the continuous development and retention of an organization's leaders, managers, and individual contributors.
How can an organization improve its pool of high potentials? What types of assignments challenge high potentials? How do you find people who have the capacity to learn new skills and deal with change but who may presently only be slightly challenged or not in visible roles?
Identifying High Potentials
High potential in many organizations consists of simply having the "right stuff." Today's leading high potential programs utilize a robust leadership development approach with a statistically validated measurement tool to identify your next generation of leaders.
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What's Smarter than IQ? Learning Agility. It’s No.1 – above intelligence and education – in predicting leadership success.
Learning agility is the willingness and ability to learn from experience and then apply those lessons to succeed in new situations. Leaders who are learning agile continuously seek new challenges, solicit direct feedback, self-reflect, and get jobs done resourcefully.
Date:
10/18/2011
Author:
Kenneth P.
De Meuse
Seven faces of learning agility: Smarter ways to define, deploy, and develop high-potential talent
Learning agile leaders are not interchangeable. Korn/Ferry research indicates most fall into one of seven distinct profiles. Understanding the natural strengths of each leads to more strategic decisions about job assignments.
Date:
07/11/2011
Authors:
George S.
Hallenbeck, Ph.D.,
Vicki
Swisher,
J. Evelyn
Orr
Developing Talent through International Assignments
We have long been accustomed to the Western expatriate assuming leadership positions in multinational companies in Asia. The rise of Asian leaders taking on senior roles at the corporate level has undoubtedly been a slower journey. Why is this so? What skills and competencies do Asian executives require to be more international? Will we eventually see a trend towards a more globalized workforce in the future, and what are companies doing in Asia to prepare their local talent to be placed in international roles?
Date:
12/07/2009
Authors:
Poey-Leng
Lai,
Josephine
Chau,
Shilpa
Gentela
Bringing Leadership to the Fore: How Organizations in China are Managing Talent in the Downturn
Korn/Ferry conducted a survey earlier this year to better understand how companies operating in China were responding to the current economic downturn from an organizational and talent management perspective. The results revealed that most are optimistic about the China market and rather than reducing headcount across the boards, the majority of companies were reviewing performance and releasing low performers. In addition, most executives considered assessment is a top priority, but only a third believe their China organizations measure leadership effectively.
Date:
06/01/2009
Author:
David
Everhart
Leadership from the Inside Out: Becoming a Leader for Life, 2nd Edition
In this expanded second edition of Leadership From The Inside Out, LeaderSource's Kevin Cashman, a best-selling author and industry thought leader, discusses the inextricable relationship personal and professional development. Kevin takes a practical approach to working with you to make breakthroughs on seven key areas of mastery to help you grow as a person and as a leader.
Date:
09/05/2008
Author:
Kevin
Cashman
YOU: Being More Effective in Your MBTI® Type
YOU and related products connect personality preferences to typical behaviors displayed on the job.
Date:
05/05/2005
Author:
Robert W.
Eichinger