This infographic by SkylineG provides a data summary of leadership development investment, readiness, and challenges facing companies. In addition, core problems and obstacles of successful leadership development are identified and a potential solution is shared.

1. BUSINESS
LEADERSHIP
TRENDS
executives were asked to rank their top three human-capital priorities,
leadership development was included as both a current and a future priority
(McKinsey Quarterly, January 2014)
AND YET
of companies rated
themselves as “excellent” in
developing leaders at all levels
(A 2014 Deloitte University Press)
The amount U.S. companies spend
annually on leadership development.
(McKinsey Quarterly, January 2014)
30% of US companies admit that they have failed to exploit their
international business opportunities fully because they lack
enough leaders with the right capabilities
(Brandon Hall Group’s 2015 State of Leadership Development Study)
$150K
$ $
The cost of customized
leadership-development can
reach $150,000 a person.
(McKinsey Quarterly, January 2014)
Organizations in the top 20% of financial performance
are 5.8 times more likely to have a high proportion of
agile-ready leaders than those in the bottom 20%.
(Global Leadership Forecast 2014|2015)
51% of organizations said their leadership is not
at all ready, or only somewhat ready, to lead
their organizations today
(Brandon Hall Group’s 2015 State of Leadership
Development Study)
71% said their leaders are not ready to lead their
organizations into the future
(Brandon Hall Group’s 2015 State of
Leadership Development Study)

2. BUSINESS LEADERSHIP TRENDS
Over the past decade, the workplace has changed dramatically. At the same time, leadership
development programs seem stuck in the past. The shortcomings of current leadership
development efforts include:
And even though we live and work in a world of technology, leadership development remains
largely stuck in a pre-Internet past.
The world demands a new approach to leadership development, one that addresses current
problems and rises up to help companies meet the needs of a changing world.
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Problem
By combining a flexible technology platform with personalized one-on-one coaching, C4X
gives companies the ability to develop all of its leaders consistently and systematically at
each stage of the leadership career cycle.
The C4X solution follows a four-step process:
C4X achieves results by providing a comprehensive assessment, content, metrics and coach
management system while providing highly effective and personalized one-on-one coaching.
Solution
1.
Assessing
opportunities
2.
Prioritizing
objectives
3.
Applying new
learning, and ...
4.
Measuring
individual, team
and business
results
Summary
C4X is dollar smart - Scalable, high-impact one on one coaching
for the fraction of the price.
C4X is sticky and meaningful - Tailored content aligned to the role,
goals and abilities of each participant.
C4X is a set of results you can measure – individual, cohort,
and program success.
The code has been cracked for how to provide the impact of one – on one
leadership coaching to all employees on a scalable, measurable, and cost
effective basis: Skyline Group’s C4X.
Conclusion