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Jim Bolt
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coach CEOs and their senior management teams on how to build great sys-
tems and programs for developing the leaders and leadership capabilities
they need to successfully execute their business strategy. Basically, my job is
to coach them through the process shown in Figure 6.3.
Together, we need to understand the global forces and trends that impact
the organization, both today and in the future. Also important are their crit-
ical marketplace challenges, and of course their company’s vision, values,
and strategies. Once these are identified, we should be able to pinpoint their
business priorities. The end result should be clarity about the organizational
and leadership capabilities they need. Naturally, we then have to determine
how the needs match up with the capabilities that currently exist so that we
can be crystal clear about where the gaps exist. These gaps provide theJim Bolt is CEO and founder of Executive Development
Associates (EDA), a leading consulting firm specializing in
the strategic use of executive and leadership development.
EDA custom-designs executive development strategies,
systems, and programs that ensure clients have the top tal-
ent needed to achieve their strategic objectives. EDA’s
clients have included 50 of the Fortune 100 companies
and many other leading organizations around the world.
Jim was recently selected by the Financial Timesas one of the top experts in ex-
ecutive/leadership development. He is the author of the book Executive Devel-
opment: A Strategy for Corporate Competitiveness.He can be reached by phone
at (415) 399-9797 or by e-mail at [email protected].FIGURE6.3 The Leadership Development Strategy ProcessMarketplace
challengesGlobal/industry
forces and trends- Organization
capabilities
required - Leadership
requirements
Business
strategy
Leadership
development
strategyBusiness
needs and
prioritiesGaps