By implementing a capability-building program, a global services company transformed the culture for 6,000 frontline leaders across 60 locations, improving overall business performance.
A Leadership Strategy for Putting Leaders to Work
To develop the next generation of leaders, BCG uses a “design for adoption” methodology, grounded in cutting-edge behavioral science. This leadership strategy helps people build new capabilities every single day and adapt their behaviors within the context of daily routines.
BCG’s Approach to Leadership Development
BCG’s leadership development consulting shines a light on what makes certain leaders excel while others languish—and then incorporates those best practices into the flow of daily work to foster inclusive leadership. Our approach to leadership development is both highly operational and tightly linked to value creation:
- We start by pinpointing the two or three capabilities leaders need in order to fundamentally change the performance trajectory of the organization.
- Next, we leverage real-world tools and solutions that can be incorporated into leaders’ daily and weekly routines. It’s not leadership development training; it’s targeted executive coaching that changes how people show up and lead every day at work.
- Finally, we shape the context in which leaders operate—such as navigating the org chart, establishing effective governance, and rethinking which metrics are tracked and rewarded—to ensure that the organizational culture and leadership development agenda are mutually reinforcing.
In this way, leaders learn how to become great within the context of their daily work—using a growth-oriented, purpose-driven, and sustainable approach that pays dividends over their entire career.
Featured Client Work in Leadership Development
Client Success
A global resources company gained competitive advantage by investing in its 6,000 frontline leaders
Client Success
A North American retailer undertook a multipronged transformation, upskilling all levels of in-store leadership
To remain competitive, a retailer needed to revamp its stores to become more customer centric and improve employee morale. BCG helped empower the in-store leaders who were closest to consumers through a transformation effort that refined roles, strengthened communication channels, and used peer coaching and immersion learning to build capabilities. As a result of the engagement, the retailer saw employee engagement levels more than double, customer feedback reach its highest levels ever, and market share rise more than 200 basis points in a year.
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Architecting the Future of Work
The pandemic has shown companies that their employees can be just as productive working without the former constraints of time and location. Business leaders have the opportunity and imperative to intentionally design the future of work to unleash a new wave of productivity.
There is compelling evidence that shows employees can be just as productive working without the former constraints of time and location. Business leaders have the opportunity and imperative to intentionally design the future of work to unleash a new wave of productivity.
Explore BCG's expertise on the Future of Work
There is compelling evidence that shows employees can be just as productive working without the former constraints of time and location. Business leaders have the opportunity and imperative to intentionally design the future of work to unleash a new wave of productivity.
Explore BCG's expertise on the Future of Work
BCGのリーダー育成ツールキット
リーダーの行動と態度が、従業員のエンゲージメント向上、生産性向上、革新的でインクルーシブな企業カルチャーの醸成など、さまざまな側面でパフォーマンスを促進するため、リーダー育成は非常に重要です。BCGのリーダー育成支援ではあらゆる領域のソリューションを展開して、企業が必要とするリーダーを育成しビジネスの成長を促進できるよう支援します。
Meet BCG’s Leadership Development Consulting Experts
Here are a few of the BCG consultants who bring their expertise in inclusive leadership and leadership team development to bear at our clients.
リーダーにとってのアジャイル
アジャイルを成功させるためには、リーダーはコンフォートゾーンから抜け出る必要があります。リーダーは、新しい行動を受け入れ、強化し、そして特に重要なことに、それを実践していく必要があります。
CEOアジェンダ
先を見据えたCEOアジェンダの重要性は、これまでになく高まっています。BCGの論考などが、将来を読み解くヒントとなり、経営リーダーのみなさまが自信を持って進んでいく助けとなれば幸いです。
BCG’s Featured Insights in Leadership Development
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In a complex, fast-changing world, team members must shift from championing their own domains to putting the enterprise first. Here’s how to make it happen.
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Today more than ever, we are relying on our leaders to deliver. We’re asking more of them than we have in decades.
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Five key practices can unify leaders up, down, and across the organization—and spark concerted action.
A joint study by BCG and the World Federation of People Management Associations, based on a global survey, focuses on three priority areas for HR action.
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2022年10月24日
How do we develop Generative Leaders?
Jim Hemerling lays out three points to consider in developing generative leaders within your organization.
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2020年6月23日
Lilly’s Dave Ricks is passionate about diversity and inclusion at a crucial time.
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2020年7月14日
Developing Effective Leaders
Companies around the world spend more than $40 billion a year on leadership and talent development initiatives, but fall short in terms of returns on investment. BCG’s Debbie Lovich explains why this happens and how to address and overcome these challenges.
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2021年8月9日
2. Commit to Leadership from the Top through the Middle
To create the necessary excitement and engagement for a successful digital transformation, you need to get visible commitment from the CEO and executive team, and secure the buy-in of middle managers by empowering them.
