THE LEADERSHIP PIPELINE
The six turns, or passages, in pipeline are major events in the life of a leader. Grasping what each passage entails, and the challenges involved in making each transition, will help organizations build a leadership pipeline. It will also help build a leadership culture that will enable the organization to respond to changes and threats in the business environment.
PASSAGE 1: managing self to managing others
PASSAGE 2: managing others to managing managers
PASSAGE 3: managing managers to managing a function
PASSAGE 4: functional manager to business manager
PASSAGE 5: business manager to group manager
P A S S A G E 6 : group manager to enterprise manager
Source:
Building Leaders at Every Level
A Leadership Pipeline
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