Article: "99.9% talk about leadership pipeline. Only 1% do it ; India is inherently strong in human capital, but succession planning is not high on India Inc.'s agenda, Cheryl Buxton, Global Managing Director, Client Services, Korn/Ferry International, tells Saumya Bhattacharya. Here are the excerpts:

India is inherently strong in human capital, but succession planning is not high on India Inc.'s agenda, Cheryl Buxton, Global Managing Director, Client Services, Korn/Ferry International, tells Saumya Bhattacharya. Here are the excerpts:

How prepared is India Inc., in terms of leadership pipeline?

Almost 99.9 per cent talk about leadership pipeline. Only one per cent do it globally. In India, it may be worse because due to growth, organisations do not have time to talk planning.

What are the fallouts?

Well, 90 per cent of managers think they are among the top 10 per cent of the performers. You have to tell a lot of individuals they are not as good as they think they are. The fallout is ...

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