You have given me the symptom of:
We do not have enough future leaders in the organisation and could have to make external appointments
Possible Diagnosis include:
Focus upon current need
You may be focussing your training & development activities upon current remedial development needs and not future skills development
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Leader profiles
You may not have a clear understanding of the skills, behaviours and motivation traits required by a successful leader in your organisation
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Structured talent spotting
You may not have mechanisms for spotting talent or may rely on centralised processes that do not involve managers who are best placed to identify potential
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Succession plans
You may not have detailed succession plans at all levels and therefore be left with gaps when people leave the organisation
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Too specific focus
You may be focussing upon specific skills for key leadership roles and failing to develop more generic leadership competence
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