Leadership training can make a huge difference in preparing professionals to advance in their careers and succeed in leadership roles. Many companies offer leadership education programs to high-potential employees, but these programs don’t always receive much interest. How can leaders and HR departments motivate professionals to enroll in leadership development programs?
How to Get High-Potential Employees Interested in Leadership Development Programs
Focus on the skills they’ll learn.
September 07, 2018
Summary.
Leadership training can make a huge difference in preparing professionals to advance in their careers and succeed in leadership role. Many companies offer leadership education programs to high-potential employees, but these programs don’t always receive much interest. How can leaders and HR departments motivate professionals to enroll in leadership development programs? Research on 530 working adults in the U.S. found that how you frame leadership education can affect people’s interest in pursuing it.
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