leadership potential
Executive growth capacity
Leadership potential is the perceived capacity to become an effective leader, even before demonstrating it in practice.
Organizations assess leadership potential when hiring or promoting: She was identified early as someone with leadership potential.
The term often appears in corporate settings, where it may be code for ambition, confidence, or fitting a particular mold—qualities that don't always predict actual leadership ability.
- aptitudeInnate capability
- qualificationsProof of competence
- high-flyerAmbitious, successful person
- rising starEmerging person of promise
- fast trackAccelerated advancement path
charisma · executive presence · communication skills · people skills · adaptability · resilience · integrity · successor · vision · big picture · self-awareness · team player · emotional intelligence · collaboration · crisis management · decisiveness · empathy · talent development
- potentiallatent, possibility, promise, talent, capacity
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, test, tests
- military admissionsWest Point, USNA, Annapolis, Air Force Academy, military academy
leadership potentialincompetence
Lack of required skill
submissiveness · passivity · indecisiveness · lack of vision · mediocrity
leadership potentialsubmissiveness
Disposition to obey others
sheep mentality · deference · docility · compliance · dependence