Why Leadership Training ‘DONE TO YOU’ no longer works?
The reason leaders may struggle to inspire and achieve the best results from their teams often stems from a lack of proper leadership development and the tendency of some companies to take shortcuts. This issue is not new and continues to persist today. Sending individuals away for a one-week Leadership Development training course and expecting them to return as exceptional leaders often leads to disappointing results. To meet the challenges of modern leadership, a different approach is needed.
In today’s dynamic and predominantly hybrid work environment, Leadership Coaching, or ‘DONE WITH YOU’, is essential. A recent Gallup poll revealed that 60% of the world’s workforce feels emotionally detached at work, with 19% reporting feeling miserable. So, how do we effectively engage and motivate our teams, and why is it crucial?
Leadership Training
The shift from traditional Leadership Training to Leadership Coaching is transforming organizations. Great leadership demands a variety of styles that are honed over time to meet the individual learning styles of each and every leader. This can only be achieved through a blended approach to learning, combining e-learning along with regular, focused feedback from internal peers and managers, as well as collaboration with external, independent, professional coaches who offer unbiased perspectives, confidentiality, and unfiltered honesty.
The leadership journey begins with learning to lead oneself, with self-awareness as the cornerstone for leading exceptional teams and organizations. According to Daniel Goleman, author of The New Leaders, Level 5 leaders are those who have traversed the leadership journey from level 1 to 5, reaching the pinnacle of leadership. This journey necessitates a roadmap and a coaching platform that can monitor the progress of both the individual and the organization at every step.
Combining a coachable leader with an independent coach and a coaching system that acts as a ‘satnav’ to guide the leadership journey are essential ingredients for cultivating an organization that fosters and develops exceptional leaders.
In essence, it’s time to move away from the traditional ‘sheep dip’ approach to leadership training and invest in the combination of longer-term leadership development training and coaching solutions. These solutions deliver a significantly more valuable and impactful Return on Investment.
