Kick-Start Your Talent Machine

Leadership becomes more urgent than ever in a downturn, and ensuring an adequate supply of leaders in the roles where they can make the most difference remains a vital priority. Closing leadership gaps and building a talent-rich organization requires careful planning.

Leading change management requires sticking to the PLOT

There’s no single, perfect answer for leaders pursuing change initiatives; instead, success requires taking several basic steps. We’ve codified four elements in an approach we call PLOT: Plan, Lead, Operate, and Track. The PLOT framework–a toolkit for change management–calls for leaders to identify the sources of value and then focus on a few areas for improvement: get the right people in place quickly, rally the … [ Read more ]