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Leadership development

Leadership development

- Author John Maxwell once wrote, "Leadership is not an exclusive club for those who are born with it." Leadership can be acquired. Do you believe we can learn to be better leaders, that you can personally strengthen your skills over time? Let's dive into a major priority for many organizations called leadership development. At its core, leadership development is a school of thought that rests upon two major beliefs. First, most organizations desperately need more good leaders. Many organizations see the war for talent or struggle to find good leaders as the key way to gain a competitive advantage. This is because research shows the primary ingredient that influences our performance is a leader directly above us. Second is the belief that leadership is learnable. That's why organizations collectively spend billions on training, coaching, and mentoring. They want to transform their strong individual contributors into the…

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