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Experiences that develop leadership capabilities

Experiences that develop leadership capabilities The purpose of this paper is to answer the research question: what recent experiences – other than undertaking training and development programmes – do mature managers and professionals regard as important for their development as leaders?Design/methodology/approachA survey was issued to mature managers and professionals, asking them to rate the contribution of certain experiences to their recent development of leadership capabilities, and to provide qualitative data on the most important experiences.FindingsThe experience that was rated most highly in developing leadership capabilities was “tackling a significant challenge or challenges”, followed by “taking, or contributing to, major decisions”, and then by “taking on new responsibilities”. Controlled interventions such as coaching/mentoring, appraisal feedback, and temporary new responsibilities were awarded relatively low ratings.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample was drawn from graduates of an executive master’s degree, who are likely to have positive attitudes to self-development and to learning from experience.Practical implicationsThe findings can be used to help mature leaders, and those who facilitate leadership development, to identify and use experiences that may develop leadership capabilities.Originality/valueThere are few recent studies on the kinds of experiences that are perceived to develop leadership capabilities of mature managers and professionals. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Leadership & Organization Development Journal Emerald Publishing

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Emerald Publishing
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0143-7739
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10.1108/lodj-07-2018-0254
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The purpose of this paper is to answer the research question: what recent experiences – other than undertaking training and development programmes – do mature managers and professionals regard as important for their development as leaders?Design/methodology/approachA survey was issued to mature managers and professionals, asking them to rate the contribution of certain experiences to their recent development of leadership capabilities, and to provide qualitative data on the most important experiences.FindingsThe experience that was rated most highly in developing leadership capabilities was “tackling a significant challenge or challenges”, followed by “taking, or contributing to, major decisions”, and then by “taking on new responsibilities”. Controlled interventions such as coaching/mentoring, appraisal feedback, and temporary new responsibilities were awarded relatively low ratings.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample was drawn from graduates of an executive master’s degree, who are likely to have positive attitudes to self-development and to learning from experience.Practical implicationsThe findings can be used to help mature leaders, and those who facilitate leadership development, to identify and use experiences that may develop leadership capabilities.Originality/valueThere are few recent studies on the kinds of experiences that are perceived to develop leadership capabilities of mature managers and professionals.

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Leadership & Organization Development Journal – Emerald Publishing

Published: Feb 8, 2019

Keywords: Leadership development; Experiential learning; Leadership capabilities; Mature managers

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