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Introduction
A recent survey of 240 major public and private U.S. companies on effective
leadership development notes that the 20 top companies have formal
leadership programs and 90% have formal leadership competency models. In
addition, these companies integrate their leadership competencies into
processes for selecting, developing and assessing leaders.3
The following list of leadership tools covers a wide range of training options.
• 360-degree feedback.
• Assessment instruments.
• Executive coaching.
• Leadership scorecard.
Not all leadership tools are utilized equally. Assessment instruments, for
example, are underutilized as a leadership development tool in domestic as
well as international organizations. As illustrated in Figure 1, a study on
global leadership reveals that 29% of organizations use assessment
processes to screen emerging leaders.5
In Closing
Online Resources
Endnotes
1
Hay Group. (1999). What makes great leaders: Rethinking the route to
effective leadership. Retrieved June 10, 2005, from www.haygroup.com.
2
Phillips, J. J., & Schmidt, L. (2004). The leadership scorecard. Burlington, MA:
Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.
3
Hewitt Associates. (2002). How companies grow great leaders. Retrieved
June 13, 2005, from www.hewitt.com.
4
Hay Group. (1999). What makes great leaders: Rethinking the route to
effective leadership. Retrieved June 10, 2005, from www.haygroup.com.
5
Collison, J. (2002). Global leadership survey. Alexandria, VA: Society for
Human Resource Management.
6
Phillips, J. J., & Schmidt, L. (2004). The leadership scorecard. Burlington, MA:
Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.
7
Atwater, L. E., & Brett, J. F. (2005, June). Antecedents and consequences of
reactions to developmental 360 degree feedback. Journal of Vocational
Behavior, 66, 3, 532+.
8
Suutari, V., & Taka, M. (2004). Career anchors of managers with global
careers. The Journal of Management Development, 23, 9, 833+.
9
Schminke, M., Ambrose, M. L., & Neubaum, D. O. (2005, July). The effect of
leader moral development on ethical climate and employee attitudes.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 97, 2, 135+.