Is your leadership development cost-effective? Do you have tailored plans for developing your future leaders? Are you developing the right people?
Over 60 percent of 1,092 top global leaders surveyed by Egon Zehnder International in 2008 stated that a lack of leadership was a major factor constraining their ability to deal with change, and over 50 percent viewed succession planning as a pressing challenge. They, and other companies, see developing leadership talent as a key aspect of talent management, but often find people are not ready when senior posts need to be filled. Typically this is because development has been unfocused, or has addressed symptoms rather than root causes. Development plans frequently are unrealistic, superficial (“get a coach”, “take a course”), and fail to take a comprehensive, holistic approach to professional development.
Making sure your leaders develop and deliver
Egon Zehnder International’s consultants know
what excellence looks like in leadership roles. We can work with you to develop and implement specific, achievable plans to ensure that your leaders are capable of meeting current performance requirements, and are ready to assume the future roles for which they have the
potential.
Defining tailored development plans
We offer a highly focused, custom-made, holistic approach that links development to business strategy and the executive’s own profile. It includes:
- A thorough and systematic appraisal of the executive’s strengths and development needs, that defines specific areas for change
- Focused interventions with your leaders to set out clearly how they should capitalize on their strengths and address the underlying causes of their development needs. The result is a specific, realistic and resource-efficient action plan that the executive is committed to carrying out
Supporting development progress
- We can meet periodically with the executive to monitor progress and provide a comprehensive and objective Development Progress Review after 6–12 months.
Would you like a greater return on your investment in leadership development?
Our consultants would be pleased to discuss leadership development with you.
