I would encourage every leader to take the time to look closely at the members assigned to their team, and keep track of their performance, motivation, and attitude. Companies that do this waste money, and worse, they waste a promising leader. This is probably the worst approach to leadership training. Some companies believe the way to really train up and coming leaders is to assign them to leader positions and expect the new leader to swim or drown. Some companies that have spotted a bright new leader in the ranks will even provide the support for an Executive MBA program (this may require a promise to remain on staff at the supporting company for a few years). Some are well within the reach of the budget of even the smaller companies others will require some deeper pockets. There are any numbers of good leadership training seminars available, and they can be found by a simple search on the Internet. This may take the form of a formal on-the-job training program (and some corporate training office offer excellent OJT), or some actual seminars the new leader is given the opportunity to attend. If the new leader is progressing satisfactorily, then the next step in their growth is to point them to some formal leadership training. Many are the dangers to new leaders, and one of the most dangerous is severe criticism at an inopportune time, so protection is necessary. This is critical in the leadership training that is just getting underway. Another thing that occurs is that mentor will stand in the gap, protecting the mentee while the coaching is on-going.
The leadership training that is offered usually begins with the first leader in the chain of leadership giving the budding leader some mentoring, coaching, and providing some feedback along the way. These folks went to work, and one day came to the realization that they could lead the team just as well as the person standing out front, and maybe even better. So, how did this transformation occur? Leadership training occurred, that is how.
In fact, I have known some folks that I never expected to become leaders, and yet here some years down the way … they are leading. This person may never have demonstrated a natural flair for leading. I think a leader is someone that has awakened to a burning desire to be in charge, to stand out front and post the orders. Let’s begin this discussion with me stating that I really am not a subscriber to the theory that a Leader is born, or natural born, since that is the common term used to describe this claim.
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