Laboratory for learning, 68
Layoffs. See Downsizing; Termination; Termination passage
Leaders: of acquired companies, 131
as community leaders or dignitaries, 72
expanded view of potential, 190–192, 197–198
first-time, 45–57
impact of personal tragedy on, 168–172
learning of, 22–33
mind-set of business, 71–74
with resiliency, 202–203
stories of, 3–4
successful, failures of, 1–2, 16
traits and habits for, 202–214
Leadership: approach to, 5
effective, 10–21
mature, 175–176
purposeful, 185–186
Leadership development: approaches to, 10–21, 187–189
behavioral approach to, 10, 188
company facilitation of passages for, 187–200
experience and competency models of, 10, 188, 194
for general managers, 73–74
ineffective, 12–14, 20–21
with learning from passages, 14–17, 187–200
nature of leadership learning and, 22–33
success-failure paradox in, 192–194
traditional, 187–200
values approach to, 10
Leadership pipeline, 27–28
Leadership Pipeline, The (Noel et al.), 27
Leadership roles, moving into: case examples of, 6–7, 48–50
challenges of, 45–50
company support for, 50–52, 196
future payoffs of learning in, 56–57
identity change in, 46–47
new skills for, 46, 51
normality of struggle in, 52
passage of, 45–57
suggestions for, 52–56
transitions in, 45
Learning, from passages: of acquisition or merger involvement, 122–126
arrogance and, 55
of being fired or passed over, 114–118
company discouragement of, 12–14
company facilitation of, 189–196
failure of, 6–7, 56–57, 82, 193
in first-time leader transition, 52–57
identity and, 27–30
importance of, 6–8, 11
in joining-a- company passage, 39–43
leadership development that includes, 14–17
of living in a foreign country, 138–142
nature of, 22–33
passing on of, 214
steps for, 201–214
in stretch assignments, 65–67
test of, 19–21
traits and habits for, 201–214
of work- family balance, 152–154
of working with bad boss or coworkers, 100–106
Learning, leadership, 14–17, 22–33
attitude and, 23–26
categories of, 22–23
classroom-based, 22
creating a new identity and, 27–30
experience-based, 22–23
from failure, 26–27
Kolb’s theory of, 25–26, 206
matrix of, 14–17
traits and habits for, 201–214. See also Leadership development
Learning pyramid, 12, 13, 55
Legacy, leaving a, 164–166, 214
Legal difficulties, 167
Less-developed countries, learning in, 139–140
Letting-go-of-ambition passage, 157–166
achievement measures and, 164
case examples of, 159–162
developing others and, 164–166
exercise for, 163–164
meaning of, 157–159
navigating, 162–164
process of, 158–162
redirecting energy in, 160–162, 163–164
Life experiences, importance of, to leadership development, 5–6, 190–191, 192
Life stages, motivations in, 34–35, 162–164
Liking stage, in acquisition or merger, 122
Limited Opportunity experiences, 23, 24
Listening: in foreign countries, 139–140
to others’ points of view, 56
Lombardo, M. M., 187
Loneliness, 73, 207–208
Losing-faith-in-the-system passage, 178–186
case example of, 180–182
causes and context of, 178–179
don’ts for, 182–184
do’s for, 184–185
finding meaning and, 180–185
overcoming disillusionment in, 180–182
Loss: importance of, 5–6, 211
work- family balance and, 146
Loyalty, 113