Developing Skilled Leaders Takes Long-term Commitments to Training

I'm surprised by the huge number of leadership training programs that feature short term exposures to the complex job of leading others and yourself.

I have to wonder how you are supposed to master the diverse arts, practices and processes of leadership in 12 hours or less?

In those flash-in-the-pan, quick-as-lightning workshops and seminars, you are told that you will come out of the classroom with an in-depth understanding of 15 or 20 topics and develop 5-7 new leadership skills - yeah, sure you will!

Just today, I received a beautiful color brochure describing a 4-day "executive seminar" - they tell me, I can spend those days away from my office, while I...

- listen to about 24 hours of lectures from clever college professors,

- practice their compendium of ideas for 60-120 minutes with strangers

- work on solving fantasy problems in very contrived situations and

- return back to my organization bursting with new ways of doing things

Oh yeah, I forgot - total cost for this "training" is a mere $6500+ USD plus room and board and travel expenses [which will cost me at least $2500] - grand total for the application of this brand new shiny veneer of leadership skills training and development is only $9000 or so!

By now, it should be obvious to you that the most effective leadership training requires LONG-TERM continuous, committed and caring support, follow-ups and assessments from your training provider.

I have to insist that your leadership skills training program must show you how-to think-like, believe-like, act-like, behave-like & manage-like a confident, persuasive, creative, highly effective leader, each and every day!

And your investment for this type of training should be affordable and performance guaranteed to bring you measurable results.

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