Accelerate Leadership Development

As we have established throughout this book, a lack of preparation of next-generation leaders as the Boomers exit is one of the top concerns in the shifting demographics. Bottom line: Gen Xers, as a group, are not prepared to take the helm and Gen Y is too young. So, with a Boomer swinging wide the retirement door at a rate of one every 8 seconds, we have to reduce the amount of time it takes to get the next-generation leaders competent and capable of leading today’s very complex organizations. In fact, Gen X leaders will need skills that Boomers never needed due to the incredible impact of technology and globalization. There are many ways to do this. Let’s talk about a few:

•   Informal mentoring. This is a ...

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