David Giber is a senior vice president at Linkage Inc. and designs leadership programs for organizations world wide.
Samuel M. Lam is the president of Linkage Asia.
Marshall Goldsmith is a prominent coach, speaker, and educator.
Justin Bourke is a program manager at Linkage.
Linkage Inc. is a global organizational development company that specializes in leadership development. We provide clients around the globe with integrated solutions that include strategic consulting services, customized leadership development and training experiences, tailored assessment services, and benchmark research. Linkage's mission is to connect high performing leaders and organizations to the futures they want to create.

Figures, Tables, and Exhibits vii
Foreword xi
Warren Bennis
Introduction xv
David Giber
Part One: Defining Leadership Development 1
1 Context, Culture, and Complexities: Best Practices Versus Best Fit 3
2 Helping People Achieve Their Goals 21
3 Assessing the Leader 30
4 Leadership Development and Organizational Strategy 56
5 Developing the Innovative Leader 78
6 Developing Leaders in a Global Landscape 97
7 Investing in Women: Why It is Critical for Companies in the Twenty-First Century 140
Part Two: Best Practices In Leadership Development 169
8 McKesson 171
9 Yahoo! 193
10 Johnson & Johnson 209
11 Cisco: Collaborative Leadership 231
12 Department of Treasury and Finance, Victoria, Australia: Creating High-Performing Teams 247
13 Macy's 277
14 Bank of America: Executive On-Boarding 298
15 Humana: Advancing Strategy and Building Culture Through Leadership Development 315
16 Dell 336
17 Land O'Lakes: Leadership Edge Case Study 365
18 PricewaterhouseCoopers: A Global Leadership Development Program for High-Potential Staff 389
Appendix: Global Survey--How Organizations Practice Leadership 413
Sources 433
Index 439
About the Editors 451
About Linkage Inc. 455

Leadership development is a planned effort that enhances the learner's capacity to lead people. Building on the success of the first edition, Linkage conducted a study of over 300 top organizations and their needs in organizational change and leadership development that identifies approaches to leadership development that have proven to be successful. The work offers practical "e;how-to"e; instructions developing leaders and engaging in leadership development. It provides current in-depth models, assessments, tools, and other instruments that can be used for immediate application within a variety of organizations.