Surviving and Succeeding with the "Leadership Pearl Chain" Model: How to Identify and Develop Reliable Talent in a Complex World [dagger]

Leaders in different walks of life constantly need to search for innovative and effective ways of shielding their organizations from external and internal shocks-especially the fallout from ethical wrongdoings-and actualizing the full potential of their staff. In this endeavor, it is of paramount im...

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Published in:Effective Executive 2015-06, Vol.18 (2), p.52
Main Author: Schlevogt, Kai-Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archetypes (Psychology)
Critical thinking
Decision making
Leadership
Meetings
Morality
Pearls
Social skills
Values
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Summary:Leaders in different walks of life constantly need to search for innovative and effective ways of shielding their organizations from external and internal shocks-especially the fallout from ethical wrongdoings-and actualizing the full potential of their staff. In this endeavor, it is of paramount importance to cure problems at the roots instead of combating symptoms only. This paper suggests that movers and shakers can use the new "leadership pearl chain" model (a) to identify and grow leadership talent who can form part of their inner circle of followers, and (b) to develop themselves. Each of the following five "leadership pearls", which form a chain, is vitally important and necessary: (1) technical competence, (2) critical thinking and decision-making skills, (3) people skills, (4) values, and (5) integrity and trustworthiness. Identifying one's own leadership pearl profile and the profile of others, as well as benchmarking the individual scores against various pearl archetypes, is a precondition for designing effective developmental interventions.
ISSN:0972-5172