CHAPTER 8

Creativity and Leadership Training that Inspires Positive Growth

Leadership Development

Leadership development is a hot topic. U.S. companies spend almost 14 billion dollars annually on leadership development programs, and executives consistently rank it as a top priority for their organizations.1 We are regularly investigating the best tools, methods, and techniques to develop our leaders and have discovered some key ideas that work.

Experience, education, assessment, challenge, and support are key components for successful development.2 Effective training programs include elements of experiential training like challenging case studies, role-plays, and/or work assignments. They also include education on leadership concepts, together ...

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