The Leadership Pipeline: Developing Leaders

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The Leadership Pipeline: Developing Leaders

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11 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

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11 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Understand the core leadership transitions and passages
Assess and identify future leadership talent
Apply the Leadership Pipeline model to leadership roles

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There are 11 modules in this course

Based on the best-selling book, The Leadership Pipeline, by Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, James L. Noel, and Kent Jonasen. This course introduces the Leadership Pipeline model, a framework to develop leaders at every level of an organization. It focuses on identifying potential leaders, managing transitions, and fostering sustainable leadership growth to meet the demands of today’s dynamic work environments.

Learners will improve their ability to assess leadership talent, manage transitions effectively, and implement strategies to develop future leaders. The course equips participants with practical, actionable tools to enhance their leadership development processes. What makes this course unique is its integration of theoretical concepts with real-world case studies. It emphasizes immediate application, ensuring learners can implement what they learn in their own organizations. Ideal for aspiring leaders, HR professionals, and talent specialists, the course requires a basic understanding of leadership principles. Participants will gain insights into strategic succession planning and leadership development. From The Leadership Pipeline Copyright © 2024 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

In this section, we unpack the Leadership Pipeline framework's five passages, detailing requisite skills, work values and time application shifts at each transition. We link insights to succession planning efforts.

What's included

2 videos7 readings1 assignment

2 videos Total 1 minute

Introduction - Overview Video 1 minute
Leadership Pipeline Overview - Overview Video 1 minute

7 readings Total 145 minutes

Introduction 15 minutes
The Core Leadership Passages 20 minutes
Passage 2: Leading Leaders 20 minutes
Case Study 20 minutes
Passage 5: Leading an Enterprise 30 minutes
Case Study 20 minutes
Skills 20 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Leadership Pipeline and Development Fundamentals 10 minutes

In this section, we examine Leadership Pipeline architecture, quantify ROI, craft layer-specific performance and potential standards, and implement a common leadership vocabulary to streamline evidence-based decisions across organisational levels.

What's included

1 video3 readings1 assignment

In this section, we examine the leader-of-others value equation, diagnose output drivers, build coaching for 10% gains, and implement delegation-feedback cycles that sharpen task clarity, empowerment, and sustained team performance.

What's included

1 video6 readings1 assignment

1 video Total 1 minute

Leading Others - Overview Video 1 minute

6 readings Total 115 minutes

Introduction 20 minutes
Leaders‐of‐Others Follow Through on the Performance of Their Direct Reports 20 minutes
Case Study 20 minutes
Finding More Satisfaction in One's Own Contribution Than in Team Members' Contributions 15 minutes
Case Study 20 minutes
Store Managers (Retail) 20 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Leadership Fundamentals and Team Dynamics 10 minutes

In this section, we compare frontline and leaders of leaders roles, translate strategy into operating plans, and set systems that develop, empower, and hold diverse managers accountable for performance.

What's included

1 video5 readings1 assignment

1 video Total 1 minute

Leading Leaders - Overview Video 1 minute

5 readings Total 115 minutes

Introduction 30 minutes
Leaders of Leaders Build a Diverse Organization 30 minutes
Skills 20 minutes
Failing to Truly Empower the Leaders Reporting to Them 20 minutes
Variations of the Role 15 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Leadership Dynamics and Organizational Effectiveness 10 minutes

In this section, we translate corporate strategy into a function roadmap, gauge capability versus competitors, and replace operational focus with strategic leadership, aligning KPIs, talent development and ROI-driven initiatives.

What's included

1 video6 readings1 assignment

1 video Total 1 minute

Leading a Function - Overview Video 1 minute

6 readings Total 125 minutes

Introduction 20 minutes
The Job to Be Done 20 minutes
Function Leaders Develop Future Business Leaders 30 minutes
Time Application 15 minutes
Typical Transition Issues 10 minutes
Case Study 30 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Strategic Function Leadership and Talent Development 10 minutes

In this section, we discover how to balance near- and long-term profit, shift from Can we to Should we decisions, and connect digitization initiatives to measurable return on investment and organizational resilience.

What's included

1 video5 readings1 assignment

In this section, we explore how chief executive officers craft enterprise vision, align stakeholders, and leverage succession planning with global performance indicators to achieve lasting profitability and cohesive, high performing teams.

What's included

1 video6 readings1 assignment

1 video Total 1 minute

Leading an Enterprise - Overview Video 1 minute

6 readings Total 105 minutes

Introduction 20 minutes
The Job to Be Done 20 minutes
Enterprise Leaders Maintain Execution Excellence 20 minutes
Enterprise Leaders Lead Globally 20 minutes
Time Application 15 minutes
Avoiding the Soft Side of the Enterprise 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Leadership in Modern Enterprise Management 10 minutes

In this section, we craft Leadership Portraits mapping roles, weigh partial versus full rollouts, and align the Leadership Pipeline with titles, job grades and competency models for succession planning.

What's included

1 video2 readings1 assignment

In this section, we diagnose signals of a stalled Leadership Pipeline, clarify accountability distinctions between leadership layers, and present actionable HR, business, and partner strategies to restore continuous talent flow.

What's included

1 video3 readings1 assignment

In this section, we see how fact anchored dialogues, Pipeline circles, and seven employee questions transform routine check ins into development rich conversations that lift performance, engagement, and retention.

What's included

1 video4 readings1 assignment

1 video Total 1 minute

Meaningful Dialogues for Performance, Engagement, and Retention - Overview Video 1 minute

4 readings Total 90 minutes

Introduction 20 minutes
Using Leadership Pipeline Performance Circles 20 minutes
Testing for Excess Capacity and Promotion Readiness 30 minutes
Ask the Leader's Direct Reports 20 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Leadership Transition and Organizational Impact 10 minutes

In this section, we adapt the Leadership Pipeline to matrix, agile and squad environments, mapping roles and clarifying work values, time demands and skills for decentralized decision authority.

What's included

1 video5 readings1 assignment

1 video Total 1 minute

How the Leadership Pipeline Model Is Applied to Unique Roles - Overview Video 1 minute

5 readings Total 95 minutes

Introduction 20 minutes
Scaled Agile Organizations Leader 30 minutes
Case Study 10 minutes
Section Leader 15 minutes
Challenges of the Role 20 minutes

1 assignment Total 10 minutes

Leadership Pipeline Application in Organizational Roles 10 minutes

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Wiley-Expert Edge Course Instructors

John Wiley & Sons

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