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Successful Leadership Transitions: How a Global Company Equips Its Leaders for New Roles

Mon May 07 2018

Transitions into new roles are defining moments for leaders. Opinions of their effectiveness begin to form surprisingly quickly. Once formed, they're hard to change. This session will detail how one Fortune 500 company applied groundbreaking research to create a focused leadership transition approach. With 80 percent of its leadership being grown from within, this organization is a classic example of a promote-from-within company that pays great attention to talent management and succession planning. Join this session to discover their best practices and underlying approach to transition.

About the Author

Terrence Donahue

In his role as corporate director of learning at Emerson Electric, Terrence shapes and supports the performance of current and emerging leaders across the world. He supports the leadership development of 67 business units under two main business segments with an employee base of 107,000. He leads a team of talented, passionate, and high-performing learning and development professionals focused on the instructional aspects of leadership development, while also supporting the broader talent management initiatives. Over the last 19 years, he has trained and equipped more than 32,000 people on five continents. His training and business skills help drive major corporate initiatives in areas such as outcomes-based training, succession planning, leadership development, and learning transfer.