Saturday 22 January 2011

Caged Leaders?

  Caged Leaders?

 As we begin 2011, this year more than most brings new challenges, new beginnings and new adventures, for business or do they?


As we have found out already this year it’s evident that today leaders or potential leaders are still not given adequate training or development opportunities. The attitude of “I’ve turned out alright without this so called training and anyway the business can’t afford you to be away”. Sadly even in this first month of this new year I have heard this comment and no force on earth is going to change the persons mind, training is a waste of time.


The average cost of a competent trainer / leadership coach is less than £1200 who will deliver improved performance solutions that match individual and organisational needs. Measure this against performance, behavioural and tactical errors made by an individual leader over a period of one year can be around five times as much.

How to recognise a caged leader, they demonstrate to a greater or lesser degree the following characteristics:

• passive/aggressive behaviours
• are frustrated
• they feel their ideas are not listened to
• communication can be sarcastic

This year look at your leaders are they performing to their best and is there still latent potential within. Do you know who has the potential to go further in other words these are your eagles and should be nurtured, coached and mentored, these are your future.

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