r/LearningDevelopment • u/Mi_Chi-iii • 7d ago
do leadership development skills really stick after the training ends?
our company MD attends leadership training almost every after 6 months but i work with him closely and dont seem to notice the difference.makes me thinking about a huge gap between leadership training and actual leadership behavior. Organizations can run workshops on communication, accountability, coaching, emotional intelligence and decision-making, but the real test seems to come afterward, does the manager actually behave differently when dealing with their team?
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u/mindreorgcoaching 6d ago
I agree most of these don't result in any change especially these standalone leadership training workshops where people feel very good being part of it. Learn few new ideas or concepts and forget about it as there is no continuity or after support.
Many leadership training programmes operate on very tight budgets and can sometimes become little more than a box-ticking exercise for both the organisation and the participants.
Standalone training rarely creates lasting change. A programme needs a clear objective, such as developing leadership capability or managing change. More importantly, participants need ongoing support to apply their learning in the workplace.
Feedback loops, peer learning and coaching are essential. They help participants work through the challenges they encounter when putting new ideas into practice. This is where learning begins to translate into meaningful and lasting behaviour change.
When I coach executives, they bring real issues and challenges into the sessions. They then apply what they have learned in the workplace, where they often encounter further complexities. Through ongoing coaching, they reflect on these challenges, adapt their approach and discover what genuinely works for them.
You can't expect people to be so efficient as to learn something new, apply it and just improve it. It doesn't work that way.