Leadership Succession & Generational Transition
Professional competencies are critical for producing superior performance and are crucial to the development of organizational leaders. This case study includes example data for 25 professional competencies as measured for a typical organization. The data shows compares competencies for two sets of managers that had previously shown high potential for leadership role, compared to the current C Suite Executive team. As an example, the data identified notable differences between the three leadership groups. The Executive Team behavioral orientation is dominated by organization and analysis, while Group 1 was found to be much more people-oriented and focused on consistency, and Group 2 behavioral forces were driven by persistence and competitiveness. These qualities represent behavioral diversity which strengthens the overall leadership qualities as a whole, but also presents the potential for conflict between and among groups. Individual development and group project-based activities served to fine-tune
