Abstract

The case examines the measures taken by the US based multinational consumer products company, P&G to nurture leadership at the company. It discusses in length about A G Lafley’s, former CEO of P&G, efforts to deve-lop a company-wide leadership development process, encompassing areas like selection, training and individual assessment. The case also presents the Build-from-within policy of the company and its efforts to combat the insularity that was thought to result from the policy. In addition, the case explains the succession planning process at P&G and the Talent Portfolio that contained the list of the up-coming leaders at the company

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• Understand the importance of nurturing leadership in maintaining a company’s competitive position
• Study the key elements of leadership training and development
• Examine the process of developing a succe-ssion plan in a multinational company
• Appreciate the importance of ‘promoting from within’ the company in fostering loyalty and leadership capability
• and Analyze the concept of ‘value-based leadership.’

Keywords

P&G, Leadership Development, Leadership Training, Leadership Talent, Recruitment of Leaders, Succession Planning, Leadership Assessment Process, Executive Education Programs, Build-from-Within Philosophy, Talent Development System, Talent Portfolio, GM Performance Scorecard, Proctoids, Personal Leadership Philosophy, Values-based Leader, Insularity