A scrupulously researched and expertly organized leadership development manual. The overall content may greatly benefi t senior executives and HR directors. --Kirkus Review
This book will be of major significance to senior managers who want to apply sophisticated thinking. Van Dongen's exhaustively researched book is a valuable addition to leadership literature. -Clarion Review
If you like a highly-refined, in-depth plan, this is a rock-solid resource. It lays out meticulous and valuable strategies for recruitment, hiring, performance and talent
development and includes specifi c models. -Blue ink Review
This book explains the mechanics behind the development of leaders and how you can influence this in your company. It makes use of the breath of materials on leader and adult development to come up with one integrated model for practical use.
As no model fits all situations, it is built in such a way that you can also confi gure it to fi t the uniqueness of your company. The book provides various insights into industrial applications, as well as three detailed business cases on how major players in their respective industry
have set up their Leader Development system, and what we can learn from them.
It uses various perspectives on the topic, learning from historical, and modern day examples as well as looking into the future.
This book provides you the foundations for a solid understanding to base your informed
decisions on. It provides three different models; the Human Capital Roadmap, linking the major Human Capital Management processes, the HEART model, a graphical display of the major Leader Development processes, and an in depth audit tool, allowing you to
assess your Leadership Development processes in more detail, and fi nding your areas for improvement. These tools combined with the generated understanding enables you to obtain the needed handles to get a solid grip on your own Leader Development situation.
This multi-facetted book serves a varied audience, from students, to experienced HR professionals, business leaders and CEO's, all interested in the major fi eld of interest to businesses today; how to create the next generation leaders for their company.
