The cornerstone of every effective leadership development
effort must be realistic and effective leadership training. No large
organization can survive or succeed in today’s world without effective leadership
training programs.
Simply hoping that leaders develop within your team or that you can hire really
good candidates for leadership is not enough. To succeed you must learn how to
develop leaders in house. Developing your own cadre of leaders will always be
cheaper and more effective than hiring outsiders.
Some Indications of Effective Leadership Training Programs
1.Employee engagement: people want to participate in the program because they
feel they will actually learn something from it.
2.Faith in the program: management feels confident when promoting graduates of
the program.
3.Increased morale: people feel good after completing the program and when
participating in it.
4.Involved: the leadership training program is in line with the company’s
goals. For example it is training people in the skills needed for expansion.
5.Long term: employees participating in the program feel that they will be
involved in it for years. They develop a long term commitment to the company by
participating in the program.
6.Strategic: the program imparts the organization’s strategy to the employees
so they understand it and know how to implement it.
If your leadership training program does not fit these descriptions it is
probably a waste of time and money. A good place to begin a leadership
development program is with a list of Smart Goals. Sit down create goals for
the company then start thinking about the kind of leaders you will need to
achieve them.
Once you’ve done that ask yourself: how can I transform the leaders I have
today into the people who will achieve those goals? When you have answered that
question you will know how to set up an effective leadership training program.
Contact:
Daniel J.
Leadership Taining Program
440 Flora St
Atlanta, GA 30315
928-508-2995
