How to develop leadership competencies

When Professor Pablo Cardona suggested that I write the foreword to this book, I accepted without a moment’s hesitation. For two reasons. First, because of the authors. And second, because of the subject. Pablo was first a pupil of mine, then I was his mentor. My relationship with him goes back to 1989. That year, I was his instructor in the first year of the MBA Program at IESE, in the subject then known as «The Human Factor». Years later, in 1998, he having earned his doctorate at UCLAand I being head of department, he suggested that I help him carry out a serious, in-depth investigation into management by competencies. Since then, Professor Cardona has been prolific: theoretical models, the assessment tool we baptized with the name of Telémaco (Telemachus), on-line coaching modules, and a wide range of courses, including a Focused Program that already is a classic of its kind at IESE. This book is the fruit of many years’ experience with hundreds of managers and the various companies that have taken his courses and sought his advice.