The way we run our businesses is changing. More than ever before, organizations are starting to put a larger emphasis on developing their employees and this includes things like more cross-functional exposure, better continuing education perks, and arguably the most important, leadership training. You may have heard the sentiment that good employees don’t leave their companies, they leave bad managers. While this isn’t 100% true all the time, it certainly has some merit.
Where a lot of businesses tend to miss the mark when it comes to training is not focusing on their people managers and leaders. It is often too easy for an organization to think, “That person has been managing people for years, what could they learn from training?” Or they think, “We are leaders, some of us are top performers, we do not need to spend money on an outsider to teach us what we already know.” There are many different variants of these philosophies, and they can truly be detrimental to corporations that wish to evolve with the time. Sometimes our top individual contributors don’t make the best managers and sometimes managers with decades of experience need a refresher on how to effectively lead their teams or even cater to younger generations entering the workforce. This is where leadership training can help.
What is Leadership Training?
It’s a program focused on the development of a leader. This usually refers to people managers but can also be beneficial for those natural leaders of projects and business initiatives.
The great thing about most leadership trainings is that you can customize it to fit the needs of your organization. It typically covers a wide range of topics: effective communication, strategic organizational planning, conflict resolution, and team building for example. It is a mix of business coaching and also strategy.
You can also choose how long the training lasts. It is most common for it to span a duration of two to four days.
What are the Benefits of Implementing a Leadership Training?
Simply put, the goal here is to improve leadership skills. This often has a trickle-down impact within corporations. For example, a well-trained leader will have a positive impact on their direct reports and future managers. This results in more effective and efficient teams, which improves retention efforts and lowers costs to the business.
When employees feel like their leadership or executive teams are investing in them, they are likely to absorb the information more freely and less likely to have a short tenure at a company.
O.K., I’m Convinced. Who Offers Leadership Training?
If you’re in the market for a leadership training program for yourself, your team, or your company, and are located in Texas, please contact me, Pat Feyen, today.
I am a Certified FocalPoint Business and Executive Coach and would be honored to help you take your career and/or organization to the next level. We will work together to pinpoint the best option for your situation. Call me at (214) 704-1832 or email me at pfeyen@focalpointcoaching.com.
