Section outline

  • It is essential to plan developmental experiences and opportunities to challenge and support future leaders. Effective leadership learning includes a range of opportunities and interventions rather than one single approach.

    Organisations that are good at developing leaders place emphasis on: real experiences that use innovation, creativity and out of the box thinking; process-rich activities, which deepen and extend learning over time; collaboration, giving colleagues the opportunity to network and influence team working; regular structured feedback, on-the-job learning through new responsibilities and challenges; coaching and mentoring; job shadowing; individual as well as team based activities; academic study and research. 

    Contents

    4.1  Examining current practice and future possibilities to develop leaders

    4.2  Diagnosing current and identifying future practice

    4.3  Leading with others

    4.4  Types of leadership learning

    4.5  Action learning sets and appreciative enquiry

    4.6  Coaching

    4.7 Policy for leadership learning