Presenter
Edith Onderick-Harvey
•The key forces impacting and rapidly changing the work environment. •Five key abilities that leaders need to demonstrate to lead growth in the future. •Areas where leaders may be highly capable that may decrease their organization’s abilities to compete in the future. •How to prepare leaders for success in the next decade
Key Takeaways
- 1.Leaders now operate in an increasingly complex, diverse, and dispersed business environment.
- 2.Fewer than 60% of executives feel their C-Suite has the necessary skills to succeed in the next decade.
- 3.New strategies in talent management are required to drive performance amid economic upheaval and technological advances.
- 4.Organizations must cultivate leadership capabilities like adaptive thinking, global acumen, and technological fluency.
- 5.Proactive investment in leadership development is essential for organizational resilience, growth, and a competitive edge.
- 6.Leaders should audit their current development programs to identify gaps and strengthen their leadership bench.
The Challenge: A New Decade of Leadership
The world of work has entered an era of unprecedented complexity. Leaders must navigate a business environment that is not only more diverse and geographically dispersed but also subject to economic upheaval, intense global competition, and breakneck technological advances. This new reality demands different strategies to drive performance and ensure organizational success.
Adding to the challenge, a recent survey indicates a significant confidence gap: sixty percent or fewer executives and senior HR leaders believe their C-Suite leaders are skilled in the key capabilities needed for the next decade.
Future-Proofing Your Leadership Pipeline
This session with leadership expert Edith Onderick-Harvey addresses the critical need to cultivate adaptable and effective leaders. It explores the strategies required to build leadership capacity in a rapidly changing world and prepare them for future challenges and opportunities.
Key Capabilities for Future Success
To thrive, organizations must focus on developing specific leadership competencies:
- Adaptive Thinking: The ability to pivot and make agile decisions in the face of volatility.
- Global Acumen: Skill in navigating global competition and fostering global collaboration.
- Technological Fluency: Understanding the impact of technological advances on business and leadership requirements.
Aligning Talent Management with New Realities
Effective leadership development is vital for organizational resilience and growth. Leaders and HR professionals can use the insights from this webinar to:
- Audit Current Programs: Evaluate existing leadership development initiatives to identify gaps in preparing leaders for emerging challenges.
- Cultivate Key Skills: Focus on building the specific capabilities of adaptive thinking, global acumen, and technological fluency within their teams.
- Strengthen the Bench: Implement enhanced talent management strategies that emphasize continuous learning and cross-functional experience to build a robust leadership pipeline.
By proactively investing in these capabilities, organizations can better position themselves to innovate, adapt, and maintain a competitive edge in the decade to come.
This session addresses the critical need to cultivate adaptable and effective leaders capable of navigating an increasingly complex, diverse, and dispersed global business environment. It explores the strategies required to drive performance amidst economic shifts, intense competition, rapid technological advancements, and evolving work models. Despite the challenges, understanding and implementing these development approaches remains vital for organizational resilience and growth.
What you'll learn
- Strategies for building leadership capacity in a rapidly changing world.
- Key capabilities C-suite leaders need for future success.
- Approaches to talent management that align with new business realities.
- How to prepare leaders for global competition and collaboration.
- The impact of technological advances on leadership requirements.
Who this webinar is for
- HR professionals and senior HR leaders responsible for talent management.
- Leadership development specialists and organizational development practitioners.
- Executives and C-suite members seeking to future-proof their leadership pipeline.
- Anyone interested in understanding the evolving demands on organizational leadership.
- Managers looking to enhance their team's leadership potential.
Why it matters now
The need for effective leadership development is more critical than ever, with organizations facing ongoing economic volatility, continuous technological disruption, and a demand for agile decision-making. The ability to foster leaders who are skilled in navigating complexity, embracing diversity, and leveraging dispersed teams directly impacts an organization's competitive edge and long-term sustainability. Organizations that prioritize these capabilities are better positioned to innovate and adapt.
How leaders can apply this
Leaders can use these insights to audit their current leadership development programs, identifying gaps in preparing for emerging challenges. They can focus on cultivating specific capabilities like adaptive thinking, global acumen, and technological fluency within their teams. Implementing enhanced talent management strategies that emphasize continuous learning and cross-functional experience will also strengthen the leadership bench. As Edith Onderick-Harvey emphasizes, proactive investment in leadership capabilities is essential for organizational success in the coming decade.
About this session
Key takeaways
Watching this webinar gives you grounded, practical perspective on Talent Management. Expect ideas you can use in leadership conversations, not abstract theory, drawn from Edith Onderick-Harvey's direct experience.
Who this is for
CHROs, HR business partners, talent leaders, executive coaches, organizational development practitioners, and senior leaders who are responsible for resources inside their organization.
Why it matters now
Workforce expectations, hybrid work patterns, and AI-driven change keep raising the bar on culture and leadership. Sessions like this help leaders make smarter, more evidence-informed decisions about Talent Management.
How to apply it
Use the ideas here to challenge a current assumption on your team, design a single concrete experiment in the next 30 days, and bring one finding back to your leadership group for discussion.
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