The disruptive challenges we face today have never been so broad-reaching, so relentless and so disorienting. One of the most important differentiators for any business is how their people lead. In fact, organizations with effective leaders are two to three times more likely to outperform their peers financially, but many businesses struggle to develop leaders.
Leadership development involves various activities aimed at helping current and future leaders enhance their skills and perform well in their roles. These activities can help employees improve their abilities in areas such as
There’s a gap between leadership skills today and what’s needed for tomorrow. Leaders today need to be prepared to meet the ongoing challenges and demands of the future – and to deal with transformation at a rate never witnessed before.
No matter the challenge, the path to finding a solution depends on the right leadership.
Transformation cannot be taught through classical ‘chalk and talk’ lectures. Approaches to leadership training and capacity development must take diverse forms of education and training into account, combining formal training with non-formal and experiential formats, which encourage and incentivize life-long learning.
While hard skills can be transmitted through self-paced online courses, transformative change requires a diversity of formats to engage learners in a much deeper reflection about the consequences stemming from its principles for the individual, as well as for agency or department mandates.
The “head, hand and heart” model of transformative learning theory connects elements of experiential learning with cognitive elements and theory, as well as approaches to the root causes and effects of policies aiming to foster comprehension through socio-emotional learning.
Learning formats should cater to the different forms of human comprehension as described through the Kolb cycle of learning, which describes a four-stage learning process, catering to different individual learning preferences:
NKXGEN can help businesses create extraordinary leaders. Our leadership development programs use real-life business challenges to provide immersive learning experiences that prepare leaders to innovate and respond to change.
NKXGEN's leadership services grow the capacity, behaviors, skills, and competencies of all levels of the organization through individual, team, and organization-wide leadership solutions. They offer programs, training, coaching, and services that strengthen culture based on the company's values, mission, and business goals.