Leadership at Scale

Traditional approaches to leadership development focus on a small number of individuals at the top.

However, in today’s world of constant change and decentralized decision-making, organizations need effective leaders at all levels of their organizations. That requires a much broader and deeper pool of leadership talent, and most organizations fall far short of what they need.

Leadership at Scale defines a new approach. In it, top experts at McKinsey, the world’s number one leadership factory, expose the secrets of how to drive leadership development that reaches the entire organization, adapts to diverse contexts and achieves impact at scale.

Grounded in extensive research and the global experience of +25 leadership experts and illustrated with a fictional step-by-step case with numerous real-life examples, this book provides leaders with the systematic and fact-based approach they need to unlock organizational performance through leadership effectiveness.

Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction: Leadership that really drives performance

Part 1: Leadership defined:

1 The foundations: context, skills and mindsets
2 The Leadership at Scale Diamond
3 Core Principle 1: Focus on the critical shifts
4 Core Principle 2: Engage the organisation
5 Core Principle 3: Architect programmes for behavioural change
6 Core Principle 4: Integrate and measure

Part 2: Our approach in practice

7 A roadmap for successful leadership development
8 Meet Carolyn Randolph
9 Setting the leadership aspiration
10 Designing the roadmap
11 Delivering the Leadership Peak Programme
12 Driving impact

Part 3: Frequently Asked Questions

13 FAQs on leadership development
14 FAQs on trends relevant to leadership
Conclusion: Our letter to a CEO

Appendix 1: Situational leadership – a note on method
Appendix 2: The critical enablers – skills and mindsets
Appendix 3: Boosting individual learning and performance
About the Authors
Contributor biographies
References

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