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Good decisions when replacing managers are critical because their actions flow through to the performance and morale of their team. Having Emerging Leaders ready to step into management roles is essential for every organisation, big or small.

Ready-made successors

A robust Emerging Leaders process fosters ready-made leaders within the organisation. They already know the organisation and sector and they have lived the workplace culture. Presumably they represent your ideal culture. If not, take them of the list of candidates. This means they can focus on the biggest challenges for new managers– developing leadership skills and strategies to deal with the people they lead. If you have created a robust Emerging Leaders process, they will have been developing these skills before they need them, so they are ready when the opportunity comes.

Mistake or choice?

Recruiting leaders from outside the organisation isn’t a bad thing. They can bring fresh perspectives, promote positive change and enhance innovation. It just shouldn’t be your only option because of a lack of emerging leaders within your organisation.If you need to replace a manager and you have no option but to look externally, that’s a mistake. Learn from it. If it happens again, that’s a choice and it suggests you didn’t learn.

Our guests today are from R&J Batteries, Australia’s fastest growing battery company. Each played a pivotal role in implementing an Emerging Leaders program. Two participants took on management positions within less than 12 months & most others showed significant growth.

• Jo Preece, National Training Manager
• Glenn Kennedy, Beresfield Branch Manager
• Dylan Smith, Team Member at Beresfield & participant in the Emerging Leaders program
  
  Links and resources mentioned in the show
  
  Case Study on Emerging Leaders Program
  
  Emerging Leaders Program Product Page
  
  Emerging Leaders Free Resources
  
  Re-Released Podcast Episode
  
  Plenty in 20:
  The Culture Nerds Monthly Newsletter:
  Authentic Leadership
  
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