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Even the Leadership Playing Field

CLO Magazine

A 2012 research report from global leadership firm PDI Ninth House called “Can Women Executives Break the Glass Ceiling?” PDI Ninth House examined scores in several different competency areas for 6,000 male and female leaders at client organizations. So why does a gender gap still exist?

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Eight Ways Learning Impacts Succession Planning

CLO Magazine

Global leadership company PDI Ninth House used this “maturity model” approach in research it conducted with Bersin & Associates in 2012, which examined the maturity of companies’ high potential development programs. For example, in an organization focusing on international expansion, country managers are pivotal.

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Together Everyone Achieves More

CLO Magazine

For example: • First-level leaders: When choosing a problem for a team of first-level leaders, it’s important to identify issues their managers care about. For example, a team might come together to create guidelines to optimize global virtual team performance. Maximize participant diversity.