The Unheard Third: How to identify, grow, and keep your latent leaders - by Nancy D. Solomon

The Unheard Third: How to identify, grow, and keep your latent leaders - by Nancy D. Solomon: "Leaders lead. Followers follow. And then there's The Unheard Third™: The people in the middle who, for one reason or another, fall through the leadership cracks when they're passed through or passed over. These latent leaders are the next generation achievers whose potential has yet to, or may never be, turned into performance: Failing to distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack, they just blend into the background,. They're leaders, but just not yet. Left untended, The Unheard Third™ grows more and more disengaged, discontented and disheartened. Eventually, they become just another retention statistic.

There are millions of people who are waiting to make a contribution, who are enthusiastic about their work and their lives: They are waiting to let the rest of the world know about both. And companies can either tap into their enormous potential, or waste a precious resource and lose a competitive advantage.

So why do these folks languish under the radar, unrecognized and unrewarded? Though it's not for lack of talent, skill or intelligence the reasons are still plentiful. Remember: un-mined does not imply incapable. (Could one of these describe you?"