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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?” ” confirms the gender gap across the leadership spectrum is still widest at the top. Legions of women ascended organizational ladders in recent decades, but few reached the C-suite.

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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

Cross-functional leadership development is a practical response to organizations trying to do more with less. Five Ways to Generate ROI When Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota wanted to broaden its individual-based leadership initiatives, it saw the benefits of a cross-functional program. Choose the right problems.