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Leadership development and leadership effectiveness
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It is suggested that organizations should have a long‐term focus towards realizing the benefits from investments in leadership development programs and use a systemic approach in order to address the current leadership crisis.Abstract:
Purpose – It is important that organizations embark on leadership development programs that will enhance leadership effectiveness. The purpose of this article is to identify some leadership development initiatives.Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a review of the literature to offer some leadership development practices.Findings – Leadership development should be comprehensive and systematically integrated into the organizational culture in order to produce leaders who can deal adequately with organizational challenges.Practical implications – Organizations and leadership developers should use a systemic approach in order to address the current leadership crisis. This paper emphasizes a global perspective and an organizational commitment to leadership development. It is suggested that organizations should have a long‐term focus towards realizing the benefits from investments in leadership development programs. The article offers a number of approaches to the selection and development of leaders...read more
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