Leadership Pipeline, 3rd Edition

1Leadership Pipeline Overview

To get value from the Leadership Pipeline you have to understand its basics. This concise overview is meant to give you easy access to the timeless tool ideas, principles, and framework. It is the place to start if you want to build a pipeline of leaders that is full and flowing; the Leadership Pipeline is a timeless tool for business success. More in‐depth treatment of the various elements is covered in subsequent chapters as well as some applications.

The Big Ideas

The Leadership Pipeline model is based on a set of ideas developed from assessments for over 1,500 leaders who were candidates for CEO, business general manager, CFO, and other C‐suite positions in a wide range of industries. These assessments are composed of a four‐hour interview tracing the person's career, achievements, and skill development. Findings are validated with the relevant boss and others who have hard data.

This assessment data has been combined with an applied ongoing research project, conducted since 2010. In structured workshops more than 15,000 leaders at different leadership levels have participated in discussions. These discussions focused on the challenges they faced when moving into a new leadership level. In Chapters 3 through 6 we share the results of that research for each leadership role.

The model has proven to be universally applicable and able to withstand the test of time. We have seen very few organizations discontinue using the model once it has been ...