The Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) looked into the challenges UK businesses face in recruiting and developing skilled leaders and managers. We found that an overwhelming 93% of employers are concerned that low levels of management skills are having an impact on their business achieving its goals. Leadership and management development matters - organisations with effective leaders perform better. Yet we found that many organisations don't have a plan to make the most of their internal talent and equip them with the skills to thrive. This presentation provides a step-by-step view of the research findings and our recommendations for businesses.

1. The leadership and
management talent pipeline

2. In a competitive global
economy, UK plc needs
capable leaders and
managers to drive
business performance
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3. ILM surveyed 750 UK
organisations to identify
the challenges they face
in recruiting and
developing skilled
leaders and managers
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4. What we found
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5. 9 out of 10 (93%) UK firms
say low levels of management
skills are having a negative
impact on their business
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6. 47% of employers say
lack of internal staff
capability is the biggest
barrier to ensuring a
pipeline of effective
leaders and managers
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7. Most UK organisations
lack a functional talent
pipeline, with 43% having
no talent plan at all
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8. Only 55% of managerial
vacancies are filled
internally
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9. Only 18% expect
managers to have
received training before
appointed to a new role
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10. Employers identified three skills as
crucial at every management level
• Communication
• People management
• Planning and organisation.
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11. Key leadership characteristics are
hard to find in management
candidates
Employers struggle to find managers at all levels
who are emotionally intelligent, inspirational and
creative.
These are key skills for 21st century management.
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12. So what is a talent
pipeline?
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13. Talent pipeline means a joined-up
approach to leadership development
that enables the flow of skilled
individuals through an organisation
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14. A talent plan is the means by which a
talent pipeline is implemented. This
involves defining, tracking and developing
leadership and management skills
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15. Why is a talent strategy
crucial for businesses?
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16. A talent plan enables the
introduction of skills development
before people take up the
responsibility for supervising others
It is critical to helping employers match
skills development with internal needs.
It ensures employers have a pool of
leaders and managers suitably skilled
to fill future vacancies.
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17. Recommendations for
employers
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18. Have a talent plan to match skills development
with internal needs
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19. Provide training to develop skills and knowledge
prior to promotion
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20. Develop these core sets of skills for managers
at all levels
• Communication
• People management
• Organisational planning.
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21. Be aware of recruiting on technical ability alone
Technical experts with low leadership and management skills are
ill-equipped to progress into senior positions.
Recruiting this way, you are likely to end up with teams led by
‘expert novices’.
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22. Look beyond your immediate recruitment needs
and consider your future needs
Select people who have the potential to develop in the future.
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23. Thank you
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Europe’s leading management organisation. We believe that good
leadership and management holds the key to organisational
effectiveness and social and economic prosperity.
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