Developing Leaders For Real

The capabilities leaders are required to demonstrate have changed and will no doubt continue to do so. As there is no change without learning, their development experiences are critical. Too many development programmes are preoccupied with defining what leaders should learn, but 'content' is conditioned by dynamic circumstances and in the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) organizational world, it is rapidly out of date.

Developing Leaders For Real: Proven approaches that deliver impact presents chapters from international experts analysing approaches to leadership development that have actually delivered results, capturing how executives at all levels really learn to become better organizational leaders.

The chapters:

• Share with developers how to create contexts for learning that enable leaders to develop the capabilities needed to thrive in the fast-paced business environment

• Provide examples of formal processes of development which have worked in practice

• Demonstrate the need for experiential involvement, self-reflection, and a holistic approach

Harry Gray has worked in education throughout his career at all levels. He helped establish education management as a sub-discipline and has been a consultant in all sectors including industry and the third sector. He is CSO of CANAL Ltd working to develop the labour market through retired people.

Anne Gimson is CEO of Strategic Developments (Int) Limited and has supported organisational leaders in their development through Self Managed Learning programmes and individual/team coaching for nearly 30 years. Working cross-culturally in some of the world’s largest businesses, she is also Editor-in-Chief, ‘Development & Learning in Organizations – an international journal’.

Ian Cunningham is the founder of Self Managed Learning (SML) College in Brighton. Ian is also a:- Dancer (member of Three Score Dance Company since 2011); Welder (City and Guilds qualified); Organisation Development consultant (for 40 years); Writer (8 books and over 100 other publications); Company Director.