Comments on: Where Have All The Leaders Gone?

By: Colin McAllister

Colin McAllister — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:17:09 +0000

Many senior employees do not have the skills needed to facilitate learning in others. One option for the senior employee is to move from industry to academia, where he/she can get teacher training. A university or college provides the right environment for passing on technical skills to a large number of students.

By: Robert Likins

Robert Likins — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:23:28 +0000

It is my experience that training leadership is a lot more challanging than training a job skill. I think that an often overlook source of potential leaders within an organization is the military. While the tightening job market is causing more of my soldiers to stay in the service, the current operational tempo is encouraging many young leaders to enter the civilian sector. These are individuals who have trained on leadership and, in many cases, exhibited it under extremely stressful and challanging conditions. While I hate to see good leaders leave the service, I feel that the abilities of our senior enlisted soldiers are undervalued by the civilian market.

By: Bonnie James

Bonnie James — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:37:30 +0000

I think one of the most crucial things a corporation can do to develop leaders is to invest in training that develops their thinking abilities and their ability to absorb information effeiciently. Companies invest a great deal of training dollars on using the newest computer software they bought–training that will be out of date by the next fiscal year. An employer who developes the future leaders with life time learning skills (i.e. the ability to read faster through a corporate speed reading program) and encourages the reading of high power leadership books will find a huge ROI with shared vision and loyalty.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:37:26 +0000

This is a critical time for baby boomers to seriously begin training the next generation. I think one of the hardest things is letting go. For a baby boomer who has nurtured his/her idea from the beginning and has found success, allowing others to move into places of authority means change – and sometimes unwanted change. Probably one of the most important characteristics a trainee should have is ownership of the vision. Change is often good if the vision remains solidly intact.