Prepare your up-and-coming leaders with 3 techniques

Prepare your up-and-coming leaders with 3 techniques | When it comes to business, aim to be the deep dish | Read more from Steve McKee on SmartBrief on Leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( November 3, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Prepare your up-and-coming leaders with 3 techniques]( Shore up your leadership pipeline by giving new projects and responsibilities to reports who seek more challenges and providing more opportunities for people to work across teams and departments, writes David Kinley, CEO of Bluenose & Co. "When we show commitment to our most promising, they're far more likely to return the favor," Kinley writes. Full Story: [Chief Executive]( (11/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [When it comes to business, aim to be the deep dish]( Disruption means business must often act fast, but slowing down in some areas, such as product development, can mean the difference between a business being seen as a deep dish pizza worth waiting for or a mouth-burning, less satisfying Hot Pocket, writes Steve McKee, co-founder of marketing advisory firm McKee Wallwork + Co. "Sometimes you have no choice but to act fast; at other times it's better to slowly deliberate," McKee writes. 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