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To build or improve your pipeline of ready, capable leaders

 

Today’s top-performing companies understand that continued success depends on having the right leaders in place – and the right future leaders in the pipeline. Mercer’s services center on leadership competencies and the assessment, development and succession of current and emerging leaders within an organization.

How Mercer can help

Mercer works with clients through a tailored approach that equips leadership to drive the organization to achieve strategic goals; adult learning methodologies for leadership and high-potential talent; relevant solutions immediately applicable; long-term benefits; and proven results.

 

Two new Mercer leadership studies

 

Global Leadership Development – Global leadership in many organizations today is often a capstone assignment to a long and distinguished ‘domestic career.’ Our research shows that it is far more effective to acknowledge that global leaders require different skills and capabilities, and to develop global leaders earlier in their careers and in different ways. Learn more.

 

Women's Leadership Development – A recent Mercer global study shows that most employers lack a strategy for developing women leaders. The survey explored organizations' current commitment to women’s leadership, plans for the future and obstacles to success. More than 1800 human resource, talent management and diversity leaders at organizations across the world participated. Learn more.

Assessment

Assessment solutions target the CEO and senior team, extended leadership, and high potentials by assessing performance, potential readiness, succession pathways and possible changes to grow performance and maximize future impact.

 

The Mercer standard assessment toolkit includes:

 

  • Universal and global competency models
  • Behavioral event interviews
  • Business simulation modeling
  • 360-degree web-based feedback surveys
  • Personality and cognitive testing
  • Standard reports

Development

Development solutions include a suite of programs that target different stages of the leadership pipeline and are tailored according to individual company cultures and organizational needs:

 

  • Leadership foundations.  This program targets high potentials in a hands-on program focused on developing fundamental leadership and management skills, self-reflection and capabilities to lead individuals and teams.
  • Leading others. This program develops leadership and managerial competencies such as conflict management, lateral leadership, influence and persuasion, advanced coaching and cross-culture diversity.
  • Leading businesses. This program enhances senior leaders’ effectiveness, focusing on leadership obstacles, system thinking and cross-business work.
  • Leading organizations. This program blends coaching with action learning to prepare senior leaders for a complex environment, including leading change, corporate social responsibility, global dynamics and business foresight.

Succession

Succession solutions help top-performing companies continue their success by having the right leaders in place – today and tomorrow. Mercer provides a range of solutions, including Human Capital ConnectSM, which helps organizations assess key talent information using smart grids, understand areas of risk for top talent and answer the tough questions about talent strategy effectiveness.

 

 

  • Define leadership competencies and requirements
  • Assess performance, potential, readiness and job fit for executives, leadership and high-potentials
  • Deliver high-impact leadership development experiences
  • Provide succession risk analyses, talent review sessions and deployment strategies
  • Provide dashboards to track and monitor results