Lecture 9: Leadership Development

Question 1

TRENDS IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Answer 1

1. Drop in overall training spending, but proportion of training budget allocated to leadership development increased
2. coaching and communication skills remain top priorities. Team leadership and interpersonal skills increased in priority
3. Remote and hybrid work seen as having a significant impact on leadership effectiveness.
4. there is executive involvement in leadership development and support for transitioning new leaders/next generation leaders significantly greater in high-performing organizations.

Question 2

LEADERSHIP IN TRANSITION

Answer 2

“shared consciousness” and that was giving everybody contextual understanding of not only the big picture but the constantly evolving situation. We were able to connect our entire organization in real-time so it could adjust and act with much greater effectiveness.

1. Be grateful
2. emphasize similarities

Question 3

NEW LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES

Answer 3

Traditional:
administrative leadersjip, reactive, build teams, command and control, centralize innovation

New:
purpose-driven leadership, adaptative leadership in uncertain contexts, building culture, orchestrator and coach, co create innovation across the workforce.

Question 4

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT METHODS

Answer 4

1. Challenging jobs/assignments (49% effectiveness)
2. Other people influence (boss, role models, mentors) - 24%
3. Other events (training programs) - 22%
4. Hardships (business failures, performance problems) 5%

Question 5

70-20-10 Model of Development

Answer 5

70% work place learning and experential learning
20% social learning - informal learning
10% structured learning - formal learning

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but underlying principle of emphasizing work
experiences in development remains the same.

Question 6

development across levels

Answer 6

How the 70-20-10 model is implemented within organizations often
varies across levels. Formal training tends to be used more at
lower levels (eg., early career leaders), whereas experiential
learning is used more at higher levels (e.g., executives).

Question 7

Leadership development delivery methods in reality

Answer 7

Even though organizations tout the value of experiential learning for developing top
talent, in reality many organizations remain highly reliant on more formal training
methods, such as instructor-led training, e-learning, and external seminars.

Question 8

Meaningful developmental experiences

Answer 8

beneficial ones include:
1. unfamiliar responsibilities
2. managing business diversity
3. high stakes and responsibility
4. developing new directions

unhelpful/detracting ones are:
1. difficult boss
2. lack of personal support
3. lack of top-management support

Question 9

THE TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES TOP
TALENT WANT

Answer 9

taking on responsibility
working on challenging tasks
developing diverse competencies
expanding professional nerwork

Question 10

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