02/07/2022

The Case for Teaching Everyone to Lead

Don't save leadership training for 'star performers'

Not everybody is meant to be a leader, or necessarily aspires to become one. Which is fine, but it can also create a divisive dynamic in an organization. "Rising stars" get identified and are supported during their climb up the ladder. Others, perceived as talented only in a particular role or lacking a particular ambition to lead, get left behind.

But for the health of the organization, it's worth embracing the idea that everybody deserves leadership development.

In a recent article in Harvard Business Review, scholars Navio Kwok and Winny Shen argue that creating a two-tier system of leaders and non-leaders tends to lead to broader workplace disparities. 

Please select this link to read the complete article from Associations Now.