Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast #367: Soloist to Conductor – What’s the Organization to Do?
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Oct 23, 2025 Discover the importance of building a strong leadership pipeline in organizations. Learn how to identify emerging leaders through competencies and offer them key stretch assignments and mentoring. Delve into the mindset shift needed for soloists to become effective team leaders, emphasizing delegation and coaching. Explore distinct growth tracks for technical and leadership skills while celebrating applied leadership behaviors to foster a culture of development. Enhance your approach to leadership training with practical, impactful strategies.
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Develop Leaders Before Promotion
- Build a leadership pipeline before promotions by identifying and developing emerging leaders proactively.
- Use mentoring, shadowing, and stretch assignments to give safe leadership practice before title changes.
IBM's Leadership Testing Ground
- Perry Holley described IBM's intentional manager development that moved him and tested leadership for 18 months before promotion.
- That contained testing period and coursework prepared him for a first-line manager role and reduced failure risk.
Select By Leadership Competencies
- Evaluate emerging leaders on leadership competencies, not only technical metrics like sales numbers.
- Use assessments and peer feedback to select high potentials and expose them to leadership experiences.