{"product_id":"the-high-potential-leader-isbn-9781119286950","title":"The High-Potential Leader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet your sights on High-Potential leadership and help your organization thrive\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn today’s tumultuous and rapidly evolving business environment, High-Potential leaders are in high demand. Do you possess the relationship skills, strategic vision, innovation, and determination needed to thrive as a high-potential leader in your organization? \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Ram Charan answers that question and helps you hop on the fast-track to leadership success in this insightful guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraditionally, leaders have risen up through the ranks based on their cognitive abilities, analytical skills, thoroughness, and even perfectionist tendencies, but as modern businesses have moved to a more digitally-driven model, the criteria for leaders has markedly changed. \u003ci\u003eThe High-Potential Leader \u003c\/i\u003eexplains the modern business climate while highlighting the critical role relationship building, communication style, engagement, and ability to motivate and bring out the best performance in others play in becoming an impactful leader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you’re just embarking on your leadership journey or are ready to make the leap to the next leadership level, Charan’s real-world lessons and practical advice will help you discover who you are as a leader, chart your path, accelerate your growth, and ultimately, become the high-potential leader your organization needs to succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 High-Potential Leaders Are Crucial to Helping Businesses Adapt and Thrive in the Digital Age 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Urgent Need for High-Potential Leaders 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat “High Potential” Means Now 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Important Distinction 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Hipos There Faster 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Hipos Can Use This Book 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Leadership Developers Should Use This Book 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Final Word 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips for Hipos—How to Use This Book 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips for HR and Leadership Developers—How to Use This Book 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Five Essential Skills for High-Potential Leaders 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Increase the Return on Your Time (ROYT) 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet Comfortable with People Better Than You 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet and Reset Your Priorities 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCustomize Your Information Flow 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelegate and Follow Through 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust But Verify 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecide How to Leverage Yourself 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate Repeatable Processes 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe Decisive 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Multiply the Energy and Skills of Those Around You 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentify a Person’s God-Given Talent 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuild Other People’s Strengths 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake Necessary Changes Quickly 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManage the Intersections 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLead the Dialogue 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe a Social Architect 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Tony Palmer Became a Talent Magnet 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Be a Master of Big Ideas and Execution 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake Your Big Ideas Better 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Assess Your Good Ideas 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Big Ideas Executed 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExecution Basics 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Art of Asking Incisive Questions 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Hipo’s Vision and Execution at Fingerhut 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Get to Know Customers, Competitors, and the Macro Environment 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObserve the End-to-End Consumer Experience 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnow the Competition 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDissect Ecosystems 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSee Your Business from the Outside In 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeep Up with Technology 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Build Your Mental Capacity 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWiden Your Lens 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeep Learning 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuild Diverse Networks 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeek Information from Everywhere 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStay Mentally Flexible 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Taking Charge of Your Growth and Choosing Your Next Big Career Move 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 How, When, and Why to Make a Leap 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Virtue of Leaps 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Leaps Without Leaving Your Company 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuild Your Own Support System 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBonnie Hill’s Multiple Leaps 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaps Outside the Company 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeighing a Job Change 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Exit Plan 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Entrance Plan 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Track Your Mental Health and Work\/Life Balance 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Achievement 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife Satisfaction 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFind a Meaningful Focus 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtect Your Mental Health 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Aaron Greenblatt Found His Focus 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Care and Feeding of High Potentials—Every Organization’s Precious Resource 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Identifying, Recruiting, and Retaining Hipos 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedefine and Find High-Potential Leaders 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate Opportunities for Growth 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClear the Path for Hipos 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImprove Feedback Loops 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefresh the Leadership Pool 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Book to Develop Your Organization’s Hipos 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Points for Talent Management Leaders 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRAM CHARAN\u003c\/b\u003e is an advisor to many of the world’s top CEOs and corporate boards. He is author or coauthor of twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eExecution\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught at Harvard Business School and GE’s John F. Welch Learning Center, and is a member of six corporate boards. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Hipo” leaders have careers on a different timetable from everyone else—which requires them to test themselves and build skills quickly so they are prepared to deal with the complexities of higher level jobs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe High-Potential Leader\u003c\/i\u003e is a step-by-step game plan everyone with great potential needs to maximize their talent at any company. 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