Leadership and Management Courses at PenLion



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Executive Coaching
Team Coaching
Setting Business Strategy
Implementing Business Strategy
Building Leadership Capacity
Building Business Capacity
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Executive Development Programmes
High Potential Assessment
Leadership Simulations
New Leaders
Globalisation has brought to the fore the need for interaction and collaboration between government, civil society and business in the further development of global wealth whilst protecting the ability of the biosphere to support the longevity of mankind. Yesterday’s business leader proceeded on the basis that “business was the business of business”. Today’s leaders and those of the future have no such narrow-minded luxury. They will have to be adept at generating wealth for the company and all stakeholders in a manner that harmonises with the quality of the overall biosphere and is acceptable to governments and social movements. This is not an easy task. It calls for considerable ability incorporating new skills that will be demanded of future corporate leaders.

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PenLion supports executive teams in the formulation of business strategy through providing strategy off-site facilitation and the design of business fact finding missions that may flow out of the off-site. This indirect type of coaching enables these teams to establish their own approach to business strategy based on a collaborative discipline and in-market reality.

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HIGH POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT

The Need for High Potential Talent
Successful businesses manage their talent as a strategic initiative that is interwoven with their business intent. This talent comes in different forms which may be categorised as High Potential or High Professional. High Potentials (HIPOs) are those with the potential to move up the hierarchy and into the key senior positions in the organisation. They are absolutely vital to the profitable longevity of the business. It is they who will create the future. The High Professionals (HIPROs) are those who man the “engine room”, who provide the “grunt” that propels the business forward. They are experts who know the business of the business. The key is to correctly differentiate between the two so as to deploy them appropriately in the organisation.

High Potentials
HIPOs are typically 25 year olds who can advance to the executive suite by the age of 45 years. Their journey to the executive ranks is swift with the requisite experience being drawn from just 5-6 jobs given an optimal tenure of 3 years in each job. Research shows that 50% simply do not make it as they are de-railed along the way. It is absolutely vital, therefore, that the HIPOs are identified early and developed methodically.

Identifying High Potentials
The identification of HIPOs is strewn with mis-conceptions and many companies categorise people as HIPOs only to find that they are not HIPOs; invariably when it is too late. The first key to success then is to employ the correct assessment technology to make sure you are investing in true HIPOs.
A common mistake that companies make in this regard is to believe that high IQ equates to high potential. Research shows that raw IQ is not strongly related to executive potential.

The key predictor of potential is Learning Agility. This term coined by Lominger refers to learning new skills under first time conditions for the learner. HIPOs are simply ambitious people who have the passion to continuously learn new things. The Lominger research reveals that people high in Learning Agility do 4 things very well;

•	They are critical thinkers who examine problems carefully and make new connections.
•	They know themselves and are well able to handle tough situations deftly.
•	They like to experiment and can deal with the discomfort that surrounds change.
•	They deliver results in first-time situations through team building and personal drive.

The comprehensive research by Lominger has resulted in an assessment technology that identifies the real HIPOs. This technology is practical and may be used by line managers as much as Human Resources professionals. It does not employ any psychometric testing.

The Penlion Service
PenLion is certified in the use of the Lominger assessment technology for High Potentials. We offer a service to clients that serves to identify their HIPO talent and then to integrate their development with the client’s business plans.
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