How Do You Identify Your Company's Future Leaders

In observing the future leaders of companies I have worked for over the past 30 years there are certain traits that you as human resources practitioners should look. Here are some key helpful hints on how to identify your future leaders. If you install these into your succession planning your company will benefit:

1. individuals who deliver consistent results;
2. individuals who demonstrate that they can grow, adapt, are flexible, and lave the penchant to learn faster and better than their peer group;
3. continually demonstrate looking for challenges, assignments, move out of their comfort zone while showing excellent judgement;
4. individuals who take leaps of faith in innovation to grow your business;
5. individuals who are not satisfied with the status-quo and who look to take opportunities to the next higher level;
6. individuals who have excellent decision making, looking for team input rather than shooting from the hip;
7. individuals who think through a problem or opportunity clearly and have the guts to be open, honest, and authentic in a point of view, and
8. individuals who question voraciously to determine the proper direction and instill a sense of innovation and imagination in their resolve.

What are your thoughts and opinions. Your comments are welcome.