The leadership pipeline model is a framework for identifying, developing, or recruiting leaders developed by Walter R. Mahler in the 1970s. Some decades later, the leadership pipeline model was developed further based on the vast consultancy experience of Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, and James Noel. Together, they developed a framework to help organizations develop a strong internal leadership culture.
With Stephen Drotter as Chairman, Leadership Pipeline Institute is the leading provider of solutions based on the Leadership Pipeline and Specialist Pipeline concepts. LPI along with its partners holds extensive experience in implementing these frameworks as the organizational infrastructure for developing, selecting and assessing the performance of leaders and specialists.