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Developing the next generation of leadership is how businesses can stay ahead of the curve, according to according to
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 a finding by a recent survey. The "Top Companies for Leaders Study" sought to determine how actively CEOs get involved in bringing along the next generation of leaders. It found 85% of the best 20 companies were holding their leaders accountable for developing their direct reports, compared with less than half (46%) of their companies. Respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy.  said education, assignment-based development and mentoring were all good, but would work only if senior leadership was accountable. In fact, more than half of the top 20 companies earmarked between 6% and 15% of incentive pay toward leadership development, and about a third allocated 16% or more.

The study, sponsored by human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees.  outsourcer and consultant Hewitt Associated and the Human Resource Planning Resource planning may refer to:
  • Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
  • Manufacturing resource planning (MRP and MRPII)
  • Distribution Resource Planning (DRP)
  • Human resources (HR)
 Society, was based on 373 U.S. organizations with average revenue of approximately $8.3 billion and average employee size of nearly 30,000. Organizations that offer quality leadership development programs increase their chances for long-term Long-term

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 success, says Walt Cleaver of the Human Resource Planning Society.
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Title Annotation:BUSINESS TRENDS
Publication:Journal of Accountancy
Date:Jul 1, 2005
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