The Five Keys to Successful Leadership Development
Leadership Development is essential to the success of an organization. No matter what measure you use, companies with effective leaders execute better, and deliver more powerful, tangible business performance. Working with hundreds of thousands of leaders in more than 100 countries, BTS has been able to discern and distill the keys to successful leadership development:
- Leaders who are engaged in developing their reports are more effective at setting expectations, linking learning to strategic priorities, and providing relevant coaching;
- Business Simulations and Experiential Learning work across leadership styles, learning styles, and geographic or cultural boundaries;
- Customized leadership development programs tie learning back to real-world business strategies, competencies, and culture;
- A blended combination of instructor-led classroom leadership development with online and virtual programs create the most significant long-term impact;
- Leadership development programs need to be delivered globally, translated into local languages and business norms.
We needed to transform Sony into a more innovative, integrated and agile global company.”
Sir Howard Stringer, CEO, Sony
BTS Talent Leadership Development Program
The BTS approach to leadership development includes a comprehensive series of systems and curricula, which thoughtfully engages leaders over time. An example created for one client comprises a learning journey over 12 weeks to allow for application and true behavior change:
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Which Types of Leaders Do You Need To Develop First?
Leadership development is essential across the organization. In order to drive strategy execution, it’s important to meet the needs of leaders at different levels of the organization.
Frontline Leaders: By guiding and inspiring others to connect with the organization’s strategy and business initiatives, frontline leaders drive results. The best frontline leaders can improve employee performance by 25 percent, employee engagement by 52 percent and employee retention by 40 percent.
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Managers of Managers: Mid-level managers play a critical role in successful strategic execution. Leading from the middle, these managers must have the influence skills to create impact down, across and up in the organization. Additionally, at this career passage, leadership development is important because managers must become “coaches to the coaches.”
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High Potential Leaders: Faced with the highest expectations, the most challenging assignments, and the need to build effective teams quickly, leadership development is essential when it comes to ‘high potential’ leaders. The group demands a different level of support and inspiration to hone leadership skills and increase agility.
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Newest Leaders: New employees are 69% more likely to stay at their jobs after three years if they've experienced a well structured on-boarding program. Rapid on-boarding orients new employees to an organization, as it drives organizational transformation and change.
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