A new era in leadership development

Over the years I have attended many leadership / Management development courses and workshops, like many of us we take a bit of useful information, use a bit of knowledge gained and forget a lot of the content.

Personally, I was always left feeling a little short changed and frustrated by the need for the content to match my working life, basically “help me solve a real problem”.

Many of the courses offered (including some of the big players) are highly reliant on theories, quotes and concepts, however, as valuable as these theories are I found them a little out of place in my world and for my needs. I was always left asking how can I apply these theories to my work so I can learn by doing?

As a Lean / Leadership Consultant working with many organisations across the world. I have been privileged to speak with many Directors, CEOs, Team members and Team Leaders, it becomes very apparent many individuals feel the way I had many years previously, regarding the leadership/Management workshop offerings.

It was clear, the attendance of a Management Training course normally ticked a box to get an individual a qualification and to satisfy the organisations training targets for that year. Was the individual encouraged to use the knowledge to solve a business problem whilst supported by a professional coach? Not from my experience nor theirs.

Culture growth must apply to 3 areas of any business to sustain a positive change, one of these areas is the Management infrastructure & the leadership ability of a leader in any organisation. Our process improvement programs are delivering great results and are a success for all of our clients, but we work hard with the Team Leaders, Managers, Heads of and Directors to ensure the transfer of knowledge and support for these individuals are equipped to support the changes to the business. We have a great Leadership Program designed to transfer knowledge whilst solving a problem for the business via a learning by doing ethos.