| The greatest value that can be reaped from | | | | profound effect in the area of performance |
| leadership training occurs when competent training is | | | | management. Under competent managers with |
| focused on the middle of the business. It is extremely | | | | enhanced leadership skills, employees can perform at |
| valuable to have middle managers who are skilled | | | | the highest possible level and produce extremely high |
| leaders. They can see the link between their workers | | | | levels of productivity. |
| and the goals of the business. This makes them a | | | | Leaders who have a clear vision that they can |
| strong driver of profitability. | | | | communicate to the workforce along with goals are |
| Leadership training should focus on the creation of | | | | easily recognisable through the increased productivity |
| middle managers who have a high level of leadership | | | | of their teams. They negotiate a fair method of |
| skills and can appreciate the connection between what | | | | performance evaluation as well as leading the |
| they are doing and how it affects the entire business. | | | | discussion on ways to recognise and reward |
| They should have the ability to look beyond their | | | | achievements. Their human resources will work to be |
| function, job and team and have the skill to | | | | the best they can, willingly. |
| communicate the company vision to the people who | | | | Leadership training at every single level should be |
| report to them. | | | | pinpointing the creation of leaders with these key |
| This core of middle managers must encourage | | | | practical skills. It is vital that the leadership training is |
| innovation and change in their teams. Furthermore, they | | | | effective. Too many leadership training courses leave |
| should be eager to learn because strong middle | | | | the leaders knowing how to do what they do just a |
| management not only drives the company's | | | | little bit better. They fail to address the fundamental |
| productivity but it also provides a talent pool for the | | | | needs of a leader to be able to cope with new |
| future. Because we have an ageing work population, | | | | challenges every day. Most leadership training |
| this future talent pool takes on an even greater | | | | presupposes that the workplace is relatively static, |
| significance. The leadership skills which they develop | | | | there is little change and plenty of time to deal with |
| as a middle manager will be enhanced as they win | | | | problems. |
| promotion and form the basis of the next generation | | | | The reality is completely different. We are operating in |
| of executives. | | | | a dynamic and fast changing world. Today's solutions |
| Effective, practical leadership training can have a | | | | will not solve tomorrow's problems. |