Real Time Leadership Development
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Practice
1. Edition May 2009
252 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Real Time Leadership Development provides research and
practices-based guidance and tools for leaders to use to fully
leverage experience-based development for their own growth and to
build the next generation of leaders in their organization.
* Teaches you how to identify the key experiences, competencies,
and relationships that are critical in the development of current
and future leaders.
* Answers the question "Leadership for the sake of what?" by
helping you identify your leadership principles and think about
your legacy.
* Provides guidance on organization-wide metrics such as employee
surveys, succession management metrics, and performance development
plan audits.
* Includes "Taking Action" sections that provide tools for
developing future talent in individuals, teams, and
organizations.
* Discusses relevant books, articles, and research studies that
deepen your understanding of the subject matter.
Series Editor's Preface
Preface: Your Job is the Classroom!
Acknowledgments
Part I: Building Your Leadership Pipeline
Part II: Capturing the Lessons
Part III: Drawing on Other People
Part IV: Building Experiences into Talent Management
Part V: Moving from Success to Significance
Conclusion: The Bottom Line
Notes
References
Index
leadership development strategies and a 'must read' for anyone
trying to improve his or her own skills or those of another."
Nancy T. Tippins, Senior Vice President and Managing Principal,
Valtera Corporation
"Drs. Yost and Plunkett have achieved a great
feat--delivering practical developmental advice that is rooted
in research. I highly recommend their book to anyone who wishes to
develop stronger leadership skills." Robert E. Lewis, PhD,
Director, APT, Inc.
"Mary Mannion Plunkett and Paul Yost provide a well researched,
authentic, and easy to apply guide for managers and HR
professionals in understanding and applying leadership development
principles. Based on the authors' real experiences in corporate
settings, this is advice and counsel you should adopt as your own."
Peter M. Morton, VP Leadership Development (retired), The Boeing
Company; VP Human Resources (retired), Boeing Commercial
Airplanes
Industrial-Organizational Psychology graduate program at Seattle
Pacific University and serves as president of Yost &
Associates, Inc., specializing in talent management, leadership
development, and continuous learning. He previously served as
Senior Research Specialist at Microsoft and Manager of Leadership
Research at The Boeing Company.
Mary Mannion Plunkett, Ph.D., has more than 18 years
experience in the field of leadership and organization development
including roles with The Boeing Company, Ernst & Young LLP and
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company. She most recently served as the
Head of Talent Management for Lehman Brothers Europe and the Middle
East and as Vice President Executive Development, for BP, plc.
Series Editor:
Steven G. Rogelberg, Ph.D., is Professor and Director
of Organizational Science, at the University of North Carolina
Charlotte. He is a prolific and nationally recognized scholar.
He is the current Editor of Journal of Business and
Psychology. Besides his academic work, he founded and/or
led three successful talent management consulting
organizations/units.
