A White Paper

Future Trends in Leadership Development

By Nick Petrie
Issued December 2011

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About the Author Experts Consulted during This Study About This Project Executive Summary Section 1 – The Challenge of Our Current Situation Section 2 – Future Trends for Leadership Development Bibliography References Appendix

About the author

Nick Petrie is a Senior Faculty member with the Center for Creative Leadership’s Colorado Springs campus. He is a member of the faculty for the Leadership Development Program (LDP)® and the Legal sector. Nick is from New Zealand and has significant international experience having spent ten years living and working in Japan, Spain, Scotland, Ireland, Norway and Dubai. Before joining CCL, he ran his own consulting company and spent the last several years developing and implementing customized leadership programs for senior leaders around the world. Nick holds a master’s degree from Harvard University and undergraduate degrees in business administration and physical education from Otago University in New Zealand. Before beginning his business career, he was a professional rugby player and coach for seven years.

Experts consulted during this study

I wish to thank the following experts who contributed their time and thinking to this report in order to make it stronger. I also relieve them of any liability for its weaknesses, for which I am fully responsible. Thanks all. Bill Torbert, Professor Emeritus of Leadership at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College Chelsea Pollen, Recruiting Specialist, Google Chuck Palus, Manager of the Connected Leadership Project, Center for Creative Leadership Craig Van Dugteren, Senior Project Manager, Learning & Development, Victoria Police, Australia David Altman, Executive Vice President, Research, Innovation & Product Development, Center for Creative