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I don't know about specific groups but where there is potential people should be nurtured. Unfortunately leadership programmes are simply not available to all bands of staff. I am acutely aware that people are targeted for promotion simply because of who they know, the networks they form and because of the meetings they attend simply because they want to be seen. In the spirit of equality and diversity everyone should be provided with the opportunity to grow their potential and all bias should be stamped out. I continue to be amazed at the number of people, (and in my organisation there are man)y that are fast tracked because of favouritism or friends in higher places. Conversely the people with real potential are held back either because their face doesn't fit or because the organisation may be seeking to employ external candidates rather than to promote from within. Systems for appraisal and performance management seem to be abused within the NHS and this is because there are 'managers' in post that are not qualified to be managers, who have simply been lucky to move up the ladder because of their contacts.