Voice of the Executive: How Engineering Principals Can Strengthen Mid-Level Leadership Bench Strength

This virtual forum brings principals together to examine why mid-level leadership gaps persist—and how they directly impact succession, retention, and growth.

Join us to gain practical insight into bridging the gap between development and day-to-day leadership performance.

Participants will explore:

• Common capability breakdowns (communication, ownership, trust, decision-making, and big-picture thinking).
• The real cost of inaction.
• The strategic questions leadership teams must address at the start of the calendar year to build a sustainable leadership pipeline.

This senior-level conversation is grounded in interviews with engineering principals who sponsor participants in our Leadership Institute program. These leaders share candid insight into where mid-level managers often struggle to step into true leadership roles—and the real impact this has on succession readiness, retention, and firm growth.