Strategic Leaders: Inadequately Prepared

A chief executive lamented over the lack of his senior executives’ ability to think strategically. The observation is not new. People are deservedly promoted every day throughout all industries, public and private, profit and not for profit and are expected to fill the position flawlessly. 

The flaw in that logic is most of the designated senior level high-potentials are not receiving any education or training in how to be effective as a senior executive. These very talented soon-to-be top level executives have little knowledge of how to be strategic leaders. They are inadequately prepared. I can hear, and have heard, responses to my above comment that these singled out "high potentials" have been groomed for taking on the added responsibilities of VP, Senior VP, Executive VP or any of the other various titles organisations use. What exactly is “being groomed?”

 

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Forget Pay It Forward: Is it Mi Casa or Su Casa?

A chief executive lamented over the lack of his senior executives’ ability to think strategically. The observation is not new. People are deservedly promoted every day throughout all industries, public and private, profit and not for profit and are expected to fill the position flawlessly. 

The flaw in that logic is most of the designated senior level high-potentials are not receiving any education or training in how to be effective as a senior executive. These very talented soon-to-be top level executives have little knowledge of how to be strategic leaders. They are inadequately prepared. I can hear, and have heard, responses to my above comment that these singled out "high potentials" have been groomed for taking on the added responsibilities of VP, Senior VP, Executive VP or any of the other various titles organisations use. What exactly is “being groomed?”

 

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