In business, leadership at every level is a requisite for company survival. Yet the leadership pipeline –the internal strategy to grow leaders – in many companies is dry or nonexistent. Drawing on their experiences at many Fortune 500 companies, the authors show how organizations can develop leadership at every level by identifying future leaders, assessing their corporate confidence, planning their development, and measuring their results.

The Uebelmannia buiningii Donald Recovery Plan, proposed by the authors, represents an example that it is possible to take practical actions to avoid the extinction of a species.