Be a Great Boss: The Hill Collection (4 Items)

they can then produce results, establish a track record, build cred-

ibility, and prepare to pursue even bigger stretch assignments.

Organizations that care about developing management talent

over the long term must think strategically about how to identify

those with potential and then give them the right portfolio of ex-

periences to prepare them for management. Senior managers

should ask themselves what skills talented people need to learn

and then match them to a developmental opportunity. Think, for

example, of the different kinds of skills that would develop from

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Exhibit E-1

What Managers ...