Leadership Development
Leadership
development is
important both
for long term
success and for
the UK economy
as a whole. However
it seems that
UK leadership
development is
lagging behind.
A recent survey
carried out by
the Chartered
Institute of Personnel
Development in
association with
Dimensional Development
International
compared UK leaders
with those elsewhere
in the world.
The
findings suggested
that: leaders
in the UK often
lack dedicated
attention from
their superiors
to help them develop
in a planned fashion
through continuous learning,
both from job
experiences and
more formal training
activities. Hence,
they tend to
arrive in leadership
positions less
well prepared
than their counterparts
elsewhere and
therefore inspire
less confidence
in their ability
to execute strategies
successfully.
Fewer places in
the UK are filled
by internal candidates,
also suggesting
a problem in leadership
development.
When asked to identify their organisation’s most important business priorities from a list of 14, leaders’ views in the UK differ from those of leaders elsewhere in the world in three areas-
UK leaders see growth as significantly less of a priority
Data
extracted from
UK global comparisons
leadership forecast
2005-2006: best
practices for
tomorrow's global
leaders
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