The Performance Pipeline Getting the Right Performance At Every Level of Leadership

by Drotter, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780470877289
• ISBN10: 0470877286
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-09-21
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

An all new book from the author team behind bestselling The Leadership Pipeline From the co-author of The Leadership Pipeline, this timely and groundbreaking book helps leaders at every level succeed in an uncertain business environment. Based on forty years of in-depth work with over 100 companies, it defines the results and measurements required at each leadership layer to make the leader, the business and the enterprise successful. Companies of all sizes in any industry will learn how to define and install their own Performance Pipeline to obtain the benefits of role clarity and sharp focus for all leaders. Illustrated with personal experiences and examples of Performance Pipelines actually in use, the framework is easy to understand and apply. BUILT-IN AUDIENCE: An all new book from the author team that brought us The Leadership Pipeline. This book has broader appeal and will reach out to previous buyers MARKETING EFFORT: Drotter Human Resources will aggressively market and sell books globally to their networks of consultants and trainers UNIQUE, HIGH QUALITY CONTENT by the GO-TO EXPERTS on leadership. Similar to The Leadership Pipeline, this is in-depth, tried and tested material. It is the same formula of The Leadership Pipeline so readers will feel comfortable with the layout

Author Biography

Stephen Drotter is CEO of Drotter Human Resources, a global company that specializesin CEO succession; executive assessment, selection, and development; and enterprise-level organization design. He was one of the original designers of GE's succession planning process and ran human resources at INA Corporation and Chase Manhattan. He has a degree in economics from Amherst College. He is coauthor of The Leadership Pipeline and The Succession Planning Handbook for the Chief Executive.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
The Performance Pipeline Concept
Introduction Dealing with Pervasive Uncertainty	p. 3
Defining Your Performance Pipeline	p. 21
Expected Results at Every Level of Leadership
Enterprise Chief Executive Officer: Perpetuating the Enterprise	p. 47
Group Managers: Portfolio of Businesses	p. 71
Business Managers: Short-Term and Long-Term Profit	p. 93
Function Managers: Competitive Advantage	p. 113
Managers of Managers: Productivity	p. 129
Managers of Others: The Enablers	p. 147
Self-Managers: Delivering the Products and Services	p. 175
Successful Implementation of the Performance Pipeline
Creating a Context for Performance	p. 201
Enabling Layer Transitions	p. 225
Implementing Your Performance Pipeline	p. 245
Actual Performance Pipeline from Company E	p. 261
Interview Questions	p. 279
Acknowledgments	p. 285
The Author	p. 287
Index	p. 289
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