Results from Collaborative Mentoring™
Growing Leadership in a Technical Area through Mentoring
A global petroleum company needed to create a large pool of leaders who could manage highly technical projects and bring people together effectively and quickly to meet new demands. Most candidates with the right technical knowledge would come from engineering where managing was more valued than leading. Nova’s process identified the leadership qualities most needed for the new position. Selection and development predictably identified those engineers who became the most effective leaders and learned the fastest. In fact, they learned 50% faster than others. The company’s ability to proactively manage technical projects skyrocketed, as did innovation and project integration with larger strategies.