The Leadership in Action Series: On Selecting, Developing, and Managing Talent

Developing and Retaining Emerging Leaders

David Baldwin and Stephanie Trovas

The future effectiveness and success of your organization depends to a large degree on its rising managers and professionals under thirty-five. Training and nurturing these leaders and keeping them on board is critical—but to do so you must first understand who they are, how they think, and what they want.

In an increasingly competitive, global, and technology-driven marketplace, leaders must keep a constant vigil over the management ranks in their organizations. The ability to recruit, train, develop, and retain people for top leadership positions is essential if organizations are to succeed—or even survive—in such an environment. A big part of this challenge involves ...