This book has good advice in it but is a real snoozer.

I liked this book. It is a much more thoughtful approach to leadership and leadership development than similar books I have read or been exposed to. I also anticipate it will have re-read value as I progress through my career.

This is a must read for anyone who would like to grow on the management ladder. It shows the necesary steps from becoming a leader from the first time to C-suite possition.

Whether you've just been promoted into front-line management or you're now heading up a function or a business, and you haven't read this book, stop everything and order a copy now. This book sets out how the role of management changes, as we move up the various ranks of management. It sets out how a manager's mindset needs to shift and, as a result, what tasks they should focus on and what skills are needed to succeed. I have yet to come across an industry that doesn't promote based on being te...

I was in doubt if I should rate this one with 3 or 4 stars. From a content perspective, you will find nothing new. It is the same aspects of leadership that many other books have touched, almost common sense. However I personally find the way it was told powerful and maybe because of the career stage I am now, it was quite relevant to me. Like Getting To Yes, 7 Habits and many others, there is no magic, but I would add this book in must read list for anyone moving to a leadership role or transit...

Appears to be very clearly articulating how to differentiate and dwell in the complex corporate structure. This is my first leadership related book. So, I really don't have anything to compare against. I don't think, I could ingest everything in this book at one read. Sections of this book needs to be re-read when the reader reaches different passages of leadership. Becauses the text about other passages could be easily understandable but not relatable. This is worth for the read. Lacking contin...

The book gives a clear distinction of leadership levels in a bigger organization from individual contributor to CEO and how they differ in terms of work values, time application and skills. You can determine the current level by observing those three factors, one of the key ideas for me was that a values shift needs to take place when moving from one level to the next (i.e. when starting to manage others one's attitude should shift from tolerating management to valuing its importance and at late...

I have mixed feelings about "The Leadership Pipeline." On one side, I think this is a brilliant take on the different stages that leaders of all levels should step through in order to be their most effective. It also makes a compelling argument about what happens to companies that don't make sure their leaders are ready before they advance to the next level. The chapter on succession planning is highly valuable. On the other hand though...the ideas presented are too mechanical in nature. The tem...

While somewhat dry, this book provides a useful explanation of how companies can cultivate and support leadership at all levels. While I'm not at the level where I would be designing such systems, it provided me with a solid understanding of what it takes to be a manager at different levels and what I should look out for in terms of leadership training in organizations I am thinking of joining.

Definitely a reference book. Boils down to - if in times of crisis your employees do the work of their direct reports (ICs or managers) you have leadership issues. "Output will be inappropriate unless the incumbent values the right work; unless there is a process in place to identify what the right work is for the right leadership position; and measures are in place to determine whether the right work is being done.""A common organizational mindset is to view jobs as work to be done and not as d...

This book was referred to me by a couple of colleagues at work. The book offers an understanding of the structured progression of leaders, competencies needed at each level and a common language and approach for companies to pursue in building the leadership pipeline. It also offers a good definition of potential and the types of potential. A good guide for career development, coaching, mentoring, planning and creating repeatability around cultivating leaders.

One of my most favorite books on management. A bit dry at times, but I've read it after a very strong recommendation. It systematizes in a similar way many organizations' engineering ladders are designed for showing level appropriate work, and helping role changes be successful value transitions.Very good for people starting as a manager of others, to manager of managers, on up. If you only read the levels from one above you down to the IC level, you will quickly gain insights and a framework to...

I got the book recommended by someone I consider an expert on the field. For me, the book was an eye-opener for something that I probably should have thought more about. I can't wait to out this into use even though it isn't a shoo-in for smaller organisations.I'd highly recommend this book for anyone looking to learn more about leadership development.

112-The leadership pipeline-Ram Charan-Management-2000Barack2017/03/182020/05/03 —— "The best president can choose the best people to do what he wants to do, and he can maintain self-control and not interfere with them in the process." "Leadership Echelon", first published in the United States in 2000. Management books. It introduces the six stages of leadership development ("6P") and analyzes the process from managing oneself to managing others. Ram Charan was born in North India in 1939. He re...

This book was recommended to me by a co-worker I asked to mentor me. I’m glad she recommended this book and I wish I had read this book ten or twelve or even twenty years ago. This is an excellent book for people at all levels within an organization and especially those that want to become managers or rise to the executive level within an organization. I highly recommend this book.

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Not the easiest book to read. But the content deserves 5 stars.The very concept of a pipeline with different turns is a great analogy and a great way to understand the different passages in our careers. The book provides a template a deep insights into the Skills, Time Applications and Values necessary for each different turn in a Leader's career. The template itself is very rich and is explained through stories and ways people fail to meet their responsibilities.The template is not meant to fit...

I found the potential signs of dysfunction at each leadership level particularly useful and will absolutely be referring back to these. I didn’t find the diagnostic tools and performance improvement chapters (ie. the second part of the book) as useful other than two good reminders (1) that while we are quick to insist people are accountable for their development, it is up to us to show them how to be accountable and (2) development and retention are closely linked as they are a tangible sign tha...

A very valuable book for managers and leaders of all levels.A great gift especially for manager of managers....since this gives amazing tools & tips to coach / mentor those reporting upto the manager of managers while also charting the future development path.I am sure to be referring back to this book quite a few times in the near future.One of those rare books that's both a theoretical treatise as well as a hands-on workbook : two in one

I thought that this book was great. The only thing that kept me from giving it 5 stars was that the authors talked a lot about coaching, but it was clear that they don’t understand what professional coaching is. Coaching is a different skill and process from training, mentoring, and managing. As a professional coach, that was frustrating because they clearly had not worked with world class coaches but only people who called themselves coach and were more like mentor/trainers.