Title: Effective Leadership Training for Mid-Level Leaders - Training Industry
Headings: Effective Leadership Training for Mid-Level Leaders
Effective Leadership Training for Mid-Level Leaders
Training Mid-Level Leaders
It's important to provide relevant and immediately applicable learning experiences to mid-level leaders.
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Aligning Training and Demonstrating Impact
It’s more important than ever to make sure mid-level leaders are prepared to succeed in their critical roles.
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Taryn Oesch, CPTM
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Content: They also recommend using real projects during training that, when complete, will have a real impact on business results. It's important to provide relevant and immediately applicable learning experiences to mid-level leaders. Twitter Social Icon
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“Us [e] an experiential approach,” Sturgeon says, “that allows plenty of opportunities for leaders to be immersed in situations and discussions that feel relevant and real, combined with time to reflect and to build action plans around how, specifically, they will apply what they are learning during development programs.” This relevance, Axon says, will help participants know it’s worth their time and effort and exactly how their new skills or knowledge will help them succeed on the job. After training, coaching and feedback on the job is critical to helping managers retain and apply what they’ve learned, and Sturgeon adds that building in senior-level leadership support is important. After training, coaching and feedback on the job is critical to helping managers retain and apply what they’ve learned. Twitter Social Icon
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Aligning Training and Demonstrating Impact
When developing leadership training, meet with senior executives to understand business priorities and make sure the training is focused on the right skills. “ Establish direct connections between the capabilities targeted in a program and the strategic priorities of the organization,” Axon says. Involving executives from the start also demonstrates the importance of the program to participants. “As with all employee development and training,” Sturgeon says, “mid-level leadership development is key in improving productivity, increasing employee engagement and retention, helping employees feel valued, and [improving] prospects for succession planning and sustainable leadership across the business” – all key organizational goals.