Based on the best-selling book, The Leadership Pipeline, by Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, James L. Noel, and Kent Jonasen. This course introduces the Leadership Pipeline model, a framework to develop leaders at every level of an organization. It focuses on identifying potential leaders, managing transitions, and fostering sustainable leadership growth to meet the demands of today’s dynamic work environments.
The Leadership Pipeline: Developing Leaders
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The Leadership Pipeline: Developing Leaders
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2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn
Understand the core leadership transitions and passages
Assess and identify future leadership talent
Apply the Leadership Pipeline model to leadership roles
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March 2026
Assessments
11 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 11 modules in this course
In this section, we unpack the Leadership Pipeline framework's five passages, detailing requisite skills, work values and time application shifts at each transition. We link insights to succession planning efforts.
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2 videos7 readings1 assignment
In this section, we examine Leadership Pipeline architecture, quantify ROI, craft layer-specific performance and potential standards, and implement a common leadership vocabulary to streamline evidence-based decisions across organisational levels.
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1 video3 readings1 assignment
In this section, we examine the leader-of-others value equation, diagnose output drivers, build coaching for 10% gains, and implement delegation-feedback cycles that sharpen task clarity, empowerment, and sustained team performance.
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1 video6 readings1 assignment
In this section, we compare frontline and leaders of leaders roles, translate strategy into operating plans, and set systems that develop, empower, and hold diverse managers accountable for performance.
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1 video5 readings1 assignment
In this section, we translate corporate strategy into a function roadmap, gauge capability versus competitors, and replace operational focus with strategic leadership, aligning KPIs, talent development and ROI-driven initiatives.
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1 video6 readings1 assignment
In this section, we discover how to balance near- and long-term profit, shift from Can we to Should we decisions, and connect digitization initiatives to measurable return on investment and organizational resilience.
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1 video5 readings1 assignment
In this section, we explore how chief executive officers craft enterprise vision, align stakeholders, and leverage succession planning with global performance indicators to achieve lasting profitability and cohesive, high performing teams.
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1 video6 readings1 assignment
In this section, we craft Leadership Portraits mapping roles, weigh partial versus full rollouts, and align the Leadership Pipeline with titles, job grades and competency models for succession planning.
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1 video2 readings1 assignment
In this section, we diagnose signals of a stalled Leadership Pipeline, clarify accountability distinctions between leadership layers, and present actionable HR, business, and partner strategies to restore continuous talent flow.
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1 video3 readings1 assignment
In this section, we see how fact anchored dialogues, Pipeline circles, and seven employee questions transform routine check ins into development rich conversations that lift performance, engagement, and retention.
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1 video4 readings1 assignment
In this section, we adapt the Leadership Pipeline to matrix, agile and squad environments, mapping roles and clarifying work values, time demands and skills for decentralized decision authority.
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1 video5 readings1 assignment
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