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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Content: Mid-level leaders must be able to collaborate across functions and levels of leadership, in and outside of the organization. Twitter Social Icon
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“What makes mid-level leadership development so unique,” says Sturgeon, “is the frequency and volume at which a mid-level leader may find themselves applying the full range of leadership skills that they have in their toolkit.” They must complete detail-oriented tasks, think strategically, make personnel decisions, coach employees, and provide leadership in “emergencies” with projects, customers or suppliers. There are special considerations, therefore, in developing training programs for these leaders. Here are some tips to help your mid-level leaders succeed. Training Mid-Level Leaders
Axon recommends that mid-level leadership training help participants develop skills in seven key areas: Developing a broad, enterprise-wide view of the organization
Agility, including the ability to quickly adjust priorities as the organization’s needs change
Fostering learning and innovation throughout their team or department
Being able to shape strategy and communicate it to everyone they manage and work with
Resilience and adaptability, including being able to “find opportunity in disruption”
Understanding and working in “a complex web of relationships”
Being able to consider business needs and identify development opportunities within and beyond their teams
Mid-level leaders, Axon says, should understand “that attracting, developing and retaining talent is a competitive advantage and a priority in terms of how they spend their time.” She adds that effective mid-level leadership is delivered virtually and continuously, encourages best practice-sharing among participants, shares success stories of past participants to inspire learners, is personalized and learner-driven, and involves senior executives. “ The deep engagement of an organization’s most senior executives,” she says, “is a hallmark characteristic of a best-in-class leadership development program.” Both Axon and Sturgeon stress the importance of providing relevant and immediately applicable learning experiences, especially considering how busy mid-level leaders are.