6_________________A Critical Look at Corporate Leadership Development
Sharon Moshayof
Introduction1
As a consultant working with global companies in the area of leadership development (LD), I have wrestled with the question of whether my work really makes a difference. In this chapter, I share my dilemmas relating to the basic assumption underpinning the whole field of LD: that leaders’ behaviours can be developed in a predetermined direction by way of training programmes, and that subsequently those leaders’ ‘improved’ behaviours and actions can bring about specific outcomes for their teams and organisations.
My experience is global: I grew up in the UK, have spent most of my adult life in Israel, and have also ...
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