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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?” All of these traits are needed in a post-command-and-control world, where employee engagement, customer focus and change are essential. In a 2011 study by consultancy McKinsey and Co.,

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Eight Ways Learning Impacts Succession Planning

CLO Magazine

Learning leaders are integral to the succession management process because so much of it depends on developing and preparing high potentials for future responsibilities. Wilde, vice president of organization effectiveness and chief learning officer at General Mills, and author of Dancing With the Talent Stars.