Key Insights:• Leadership development is broken as organizations struggle to see results from their training programs.• Neuroscience offers best practices for designing learning programs that create durable, effective habits.• In most cases, organizations will benefit from an everyone-to-everyone model that makes learning social and builds a common language.
A major theme of 2024 was leadership development. Organizations are investing in hiring and training the leaders of tomorrow, but science suggests they aren’t always equipping new leaders with the right skills in ways that make learning last.
Research points to a set of practices that move organizations away from isolated, top-down learning and toward shared learning in which people can learn from one another on an ongoing basis.
We’ve selected our top leadership articles from 2024 to help every organization cultivate a high-performing workforce.
Must-reads
3 Ways Neuroscience Can Help You Become a Better Leader
Concepts such as social threat and reward, building a common language, and creating conditions for maximal learning can help leaders at all levels better support individuals, teams, and the entire organization.
Leadership Development Needs Disruption
Many organizations are struggling to develop their leaders. The science of social learning, habit activation, and scaling learning in an everyone-to-everyone model ensures new skills stick around.
The 4 Biggest Myths of Leadership Development A recent survey showed only 40% of employees said their companies have high-quality leaders. A major factor is the misguided assumptions organizations hold about what new leaders need. Busting these myths is key for ongoing development.
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