As managers, one of the jobs that our company expects us to perform is to use our manager skills to find the next generation of managers that will lead the company after we are gone. 

What this means for us is that we are responsible for taking a look at our team and identifying the team members that we believe would make good leaders.  This, of course, then brings up the question of just exactly what makes  someone a good leader. 

Managers need to know this so that they can make  the right staffing selections.