Leadership in Organizations, Eight Edition

Chapter 15 Developing Leadership Skills

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

• Understand the importance of leadership training and development in organizations.

• Understand the benefits and limitations of different methods for leadership development.

• Understand the organizational conditions that facilitate leadership training and development.

• Understand how leaders can encourage and facilitate leadership development.

• Understand some ways for leaders to develop their own skills.

• Understand why leader development should be consistent with strategic planning.

The increasing rate of change in the external environment of organizations and the many new challenges facing leaders suggest that success ...