A leader for all occasions: EMC's model for successful leadership development

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Ask about the factors that most contribute to organizational success and it is a safe bet that effective leadership will come pretty high on anyone's list. No wonder so many companies are willing to allocate substantial resources for development programs in this area. Like Massachusetts‐based EMC, for instance. The US information infrastructure provider has embarked on an aggressive program of growth involving product revamps and the acquisition of over 35 new companies. One inevitable consequence of this is the huge strain on its 5,000 managers, directors and vice presidents. So much so that by 2009 end the leadership ranks will need to increase by some 20 percent to cope with the extra demands. EMC's leadership development program is a joint enterprise with Teacher's College Columbia University. The aim is to identify what makes its rising talent inimitable and then make the acquisition of these unique qualities an integral part of the learning curriculum.

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