DQ One Week Six
Employee development is one of the major concerns of an organization’s human resource department. This is because people are the most treasures asset in an organization. Therefore, the management of most firms has been encouraged and facilitating leadership development courses to its employees.
Leadership development courses are critical to organizations. This is because they assist leaders in an organization in developing essential skills that are fundamental in running the organization. Management skills and leadership styles that are learnt in leadership courses change the perspective and modus operandi of most leaders. Leaders acquire skills, knowledge and expertise on not only how to manage people, but also how to ensure that they inspire, motivate and facilitate employees in the jobs.
One of the things learnt in a leadership development class is how to maintain a focused and motivated workforce. It is the desire of each leader to attain success in the organization or department that they are in charge of in order to build their CVs. Therefore, the learnt methods and procedures and replicated in these organizations with minimal variations to fit the situation. It is, however, inherent of institutions and organization to resist change. The status quo is always preferable rather than the unknown. To counter this challenge, leadership development courses offer strategies to encourage innovation and creativity. This leads to leading their staff to design new ways of doing things. Moreover, leaders who have undertaken the course are more democratic in how they lead their followers. This makes the employees feel valued and a critical part of the decision making unit. Due to the dynamic nature of modern corporations, people and economic climate, it is not only advisable, but rather essential that leaders enroll in development and training courses.
References
Burke, W. W. (2010). Organization Change: Theory and Practice. New York: SAGE.
Hase, C. A. (2007). First-line Leadership Development: Its Impact on Organizational Performance Aboard United States Navy Ships. New York: ProQuest.
