ALL LEADERS - PAY ATTENTION TO THIS If you think you are already a great leader and don't feel as though you need the training, then please step down from leadership. A commitment to lead is a commitment to humility. If people tend to naturally follow you, then get good L&D training. It will change the way you lead and help you become a good leader or maybe even a great leader. If your leader doesn't offer it or share it, then go find it yourself. The people that follow you need you to lead well, don't let them down by blaming others or trusting nothing but your current experience and instincts.
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Familiar with the situation below? It is a love-hate relationship between L&D and other departments. A common cycle: - Departments: "L&D, we need training for situation A." - L&D conducts a TNA (Training Needs Analysis). - Result: Training is indeed needed for situation A. - L&D applies the Instructional Design process. - Training materials and evaluation tools are set. - L&D commences the training. - L&D and invites everyone required. - Training day arrives: Why is no one here? - L&D follows up by meeting employees. - One employee: "Sorry, I didn't know we had training." - Another employee: "Sorry, my boss didn't release me." - The boss: "Sorry, we're too busy to send participants." - Training gets canceled. - A few months later. - Time for performance appraisals. - All employees: "We need skills A, B, and C." - Management: "L&D! We need training!" - And the cycle continues. Of course, the situation above is exaggerated, but it often happens in the dynamics of the L&D world and beyond. 💬 What do you think the process should be? 👇🏻 Share your comments below!
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5moI recently had to come to terms with the fact that I spent most of my leadership career developing those around me, working on projects and handing them off. The result was that I found myself no longer feeling confident in being relevant in discussions. As a result, I engaged in education programs to re-set me in crucial and past due topics in sharpening my skills. I wish I kept a better pulse on that in the last 5 years.