We engage with many organizations on the topic of leadership development and it’s approached from a variety of perspectives. They range from the viewpoint of a discretionary training investment to a strategic imperative vital to the growth of the business.
What’s become very interesting to is how leadership manifests itself in the current economy…and what organizations are doing to implicitly develop the character of leaders during these times. We can teach people all day in a classroom what they should and shouldn’t do in various leadership situations. But difficult times challenge the character of any leader and that is where real leadership is learned.
The opportunities presented to us for leadership development in the current climate are unprecedented. But unfortunately most organizations will miss them. Those organizations that have a real commitment to their future and to building the leaders of tomorrow can leverage the current climate to define what their organization is about.
It’s interesting to take a look at the organizations (formal and informal) you’re a part of and ask the question of how future leadership is being developed and defined through the events of the current economic climate. The future cultures and character of organizations are being defined every day.
