During this year, the world's leading media focused on management have paid a lot of attention to the development of leaders and leadership in connection with the retiring Baby Boomers generation and the upcoming demographic changes. It turned out that the most successful organizations do not rely on recruitment agencies to help them find the best laders. They are looking for talent in their own ranks and create their own programs for leadership development.
Forbes.com summed up 6 basic best practices regarding the development of leaders.
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Leadership development programs should take place on multiple levels of an organization, not only on the highest.
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It is necessary to assess where a company's leaders are today and where they should be in the future.
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The results of this evaluation should be discussed with the supervisors of the leaders. Action plans for further development should be created together.
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The course of action leadership development plans should be regularly monitored and evaluated.
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Try to engage mentors from the ranks of experienced workers but do not force anyone to be a mentor.
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Encourage managers to find the time to speak with their subordinates about the possibilities of further development of their careers.
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