Some leadership skills can be taught in the classroom, but by and large, the most effective training and transfer of leadership skills happen on the job. They occur in the assessment, selection, and training pathways of new hires and through mentorship and apprenticeship, role modeling and coaching, and other real-world interactions.
The leader you are has a ripple effect that radiates through your business and your employees – into the market and to your customers, vendors and stakeholders. It can go even further than this. It is highly contagious. Whether you like it or not, you are either spreading rainbows or spreading thunderstorms – sometimes both.
In 2024, with the continued acceleration of societal, technological, and organizational change, Harvard Business Publishing conducted a major global study, aiming to enrich our understanding of the forces that are driving a transformation in leadership development.
Accidental managers are people that have moved up the corporate ladder with no formal training in management or leadership. To put it simply, they are not correctly trained or equipped to manage people. Among those workers who told the researchers they had an ineffective manager, only one-third said they were motivated to do a good job and as many as half are considering leaving in the next 12 months.
Generation Z (Gen Z) is coming, and they are different. Gen Z will account for 27% of the workforce (surpassing Baby Boomers (Glassdoor, 2024)) in developed countries, globally, by 2025 (Harvest, 2024). As the oldest members of Gen Z begin to establish themselves in the professional world, the workplace is undergoing a seismic shift (Financial Times, 2024). The first generation to be born entirely digitally, grew up with social media, mobile phones, and an abundance of information at their fingertips (McKinsey & Company, 2018).
Aoife Coonagh, Business Relationship Manager in Harvest reviews and shares insights about ‘The Skill Code’ by Matt Beane, and ‘Think Again’ by Adam Grant.
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Julie Ryan, Deputy Managing Director of Harvest reviews and shares insights about ‘Leadership Plain and Simple’ by Steve Radcliffe, and ‘The Promise that Changes Everything; I Won’t Interrupt You’ by Nancy Kline.
Captivating Minds: Overcoming Short Attention Spans with Engaging Learning Strategies
Over the past several years, coaching has evolved into one of the most important modes of communication that promotes high-calibre reasoning, the creation of solutions, and performance-based advancement.
Over the past several years, coaching has evolved into one of the most important modes of communication that promotes high-calibre reasoning, the creation of solutions, and performance-based advancement.
Read our reviews of Quiet by Susan Cain and Emotional Agility by Susan David.
Read our reviews of Quiet by Susan Cain and Emotional Agility by Susan David.