TY - JOUR AB - Focuses on the assessment and identification of potential at the senior manager level. Develops a profile of leadership competence and describes the assessment and selection process for participation on the in‐company MBA programme. Discusses the need for a framework for competence profiling and the principle of competence compensation. Concludes that future‐oriented Leadership Profiles will be increasingly important to progressive organisations. VL - 3 IS - 2 SN - 0953-3230 DO - 10.1108/EUM0000000003813 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000003813 AU - O′Neill Brian PY - 1990 Y1 - 1990/01/01 TI - The top‐flight initiative at British Airways – Part 1 T2 - Executive Development PB - MCB UP Ltd Y2 - 2024/09/22 ER -