The performance pipeline : getting the right performance at every level of leadership

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Personal Author:

Drotter, Stephen J.

Publication Information:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2011

Physical Description:

xi, 307 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

ISBN:

9780470877289

General Note:

Includes index

Abstract:

"The guide that defines the results required at each organizational level to sustain business successIt's not enough to build a company full of people with leadership skills. The Performance Pipeline digs deep into the real work of executing business results at each leadership layer. Filled with lessons and examples from the author's 40 years of experience Shows how to set performance standards, make sure the right work is being done, and remove performance barriers Illustrates how leaders can make the transition to the next level and achieve full performance This book gives leaders in any industry an advantage over the competition"--Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Leadership

Performance

Management

Organizational behavior

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The guide that defines the results required at each organizational level to sustain business success

It's not enough to build a company full of people with leadership skills. The Performance Pipeline digs deep into the real work of executing business results at each leadership layer.

Filled with lessons and examples from the author's 40 years of experience Shows how to set performance standards, make sure the right work is being done, and remove performance barriers Illustrates how leaders can make the transition to the next level and achieve full performance

This book gives leaders in any industry an advantage over the competition.

Author Notes

Stephen Drotter is CEO of Drotter Human Resources, a global company that specializes in CEO succession; executive assessment, selection, and development; and enterprise-level organization design. He was one of the original designers of GE's succession planning process and ran human resources at INA Corporation and Chase Manhattan. He has a degree in economics from Amherst College. He is coauthor of The Leadership Pipeline and The Succession Planning Handbook for the Chief Executive.

Preface	p. ix
Part 1 The Performance Pipeline Concept
Introduction Dealing with Pervasive Uncertainty	p. 3
1 Defining Your Performance Pipeline	p. 21
Part 2 Expected Results at Every Level of Leadership
2 Enterprise Chief Executive Officer: Perpetuating the Enterprise	p. 47
3 Group Managers: Portfolio of Businesses	p. 71
4 Business Managers: Short-Term and Long-Term Profit	p. 93
5 Function Managers: Competitive Advantage	p. 113
6 Managers of Managers: Productivity	p. 129
7 Managers of Others: The Enablers	p. 147
8 Self-Managers: Delivering the Products and Services	p. 175
Part 3 Successful Implementation of the Performance Pipeline
9 Creating a Context for Performance	p. 201
10 Enabling Layer Transitions	p. 225
11 Implementing Your Performance Pipeline	p. 245
Tool 1 Actual Performance Pipeline from Company E	p. 261
Tool 2 Interview Questions	p. 279
Acknowledgments	p. 285
The Author	p. 287
Index	p. 289

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