Leadership Training

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Why is leadership training important for all
employees?

• Blanchard India

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In reality, the notion that leadership training
is only useful for top-level employees is an
assumption. There is no evidence to support this
claim So the question becomes, is there evidence
to support that leadership training is important
for all employees and that implementing it across
all departments and seniority levels is
beneficial?   The short answer? Yes, it is.   As
per the survey report of the 2018 Global
Leadership Forecast, slowing economic growth in
emerging markets, labor relations, and global
recession are the growing concerns that
corporate leaders have to deal with in near
future.   However, the top two concerns on this
list were none of those. Instead, they were
failure to develop Next Gen' leaders and
failure to attract/retain top talent. These
were mentioned more than twice as frequently as
other issues. So, when all is said and done,
leadership training, in general, is not something
you should overlook.
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What exactly do we mean by leadership
development? Before we get into the tangible
benefits, we should define leadership training as
training designed to teach individuals the skills
of a good leader. Discipline, work ethic, vision,
and the ability to inspire and motivate oneself
and others are all examples of these
skills.   Despite the popular belief that
leaders are born, not made, these skills can be
taught and improved. And the fact that developing
leadership skills is possible is reason enough to
end the exclusivity of leadership training and
make it available to all employees.
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• Advantages of Company-Wide Leadership Training
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• Your employees will become better decision-makers
  - Executive leadership training does not have to
  be limited to those in charge of leading others.
  Leaders practice self-sufficiency, sufficiency,
  and discipline. Employees who can self-manage and
  consistently choose the best courses of action
  are the true foundation of any successful
  business.
• You will notice a significant improvement in the
  company's structure and organization -
  Organizations that use collective leadership are
  more likely to make well-informed, data-driven
  decisions. Collective leadership encourages a
  more flat organizational structure within a
  company. It eliminates the feeling of
  second-class citizenship between management
  levels. People feel more valued when information
  is disseminated and distributed properly among
  employees. It means they are more motivated to
  improve their performance.

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• The organization is better prepared to deal with
  the unexpected (aka the future) - Global
  Leadership Forecast survey Only 42 percent of
  critical roles can be filled quickly by internal
  candidates. Companies recognize the value of
  leadership in the workplace, but still, limit it
  to a select few. Information risk arises when
  only one person has access to information and
  others do not. When key information is shared
  with more than one person, the risk of operations
  coming to a halt is reduced.
• Company profits are influenced by the presence
  (or absence) of widespread leadership training -
  Let's face it leadership development and
  training are not cheap. It's no surprise, then,
  that businesses spend more money on leadership
  training activities for senior employees than
  they do on any other group, given the limited
  implementation of this training. But how can we
  be sure that making this training available to
  all employees is worth the extra cost?
• Allowing everyone the opportunity to develop
  leadership skills will aid in attracting and
  retaining top talent - Companies that don't
  invest in their people don't stay open for
  business as often. Leadership training is
  important for all employees because it's an
  investment in your people. Well implemented,
  effective leadership training will bear fruit.
  The sweetness that is higher productivity, an
  improved work environment, and increased profits
  is a fruit that no business should pass on. The
  data shows that when companies make leadership
  training available to all employees, more women
  hold positions of authority in all levels of
  management.

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At Blanchard India, SLII ExperienceTM is a
self-development leadership model. It has been
used to train over 5 million managers in some of
the world's most prestigious organizations.
Following the training, managers will be able to
respond to specific situations with the
appropriate leadership style.