How Do You Train Your Leaders?

Leaders are designed for the future; they lead us into the future. Those who lead us into the past are historians. If we do not invest in our future leaders, our organization may go into disorientation. Generation Y will be the leaders of tomorrow, and we need to connect with them now. Connect with them face-to-face, as well as with social media tools. Are you speaking their language and connecting with their dreams, aspirations and ambitions?

Former CEO of GE, Jack Welch used to spend a few weeks with managers at retreats. The young managers and executives could tap on his thinking, and engage with him in corporate matters. When you have access to your leaders easily, then the opportunity for mentoring becomes a reality.

Here are some pathways for developing your young leaders:

1) Profiling/assessments

2) Mentoring

3) Coaching

4) Leadership Modeling

5) Fast-track pathway

6) Management trainee

7) Internship

8) Personal assistant to C-level managers

9) Corporate universities

10) Deployment/Expatriation

11)By diffusion/osmosis

12)By force or mandate

13)By choice

14)By institutions

15)By luck

16)By chance

Which of these options do you initiate and promote?