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Though the leadership deficit in India is widely recognized, few companies have successfully addressed it. The challenge manifests itself in a quantity deficit, where few qualified candidates for managerial positions exist and leaders do not retire soon enough; an experience deficit, where young, inexperienced managers are launched into senior positions; and a talent war, where competition for talent is intense and companies realize that leaders they have cultivated could be hired by rival firms at any time. The main causes of India’s leadership challenges are a) demographics: India is a young nation lacking a large supply of experienced leaders; b) the booming economy: the pace of growth has placed great demand on the supply of talent; and c) a technology mindset: Indian business leaders have focused on developing technology rather than people. Building leaders from the bottom up involves five steps: 1) Invest in senior management effectiveness; 2) Set up feeder roles and successor pools among the next tier of leaders under the top team; 3) Manage the technical ladder; 4) Identify and promote high-potential employees; and 5) Build quality cadres at the junior level.