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Leadership Development Is a $366B Industry: Most Programs Don't Work

20 pointsby irontinkereralmost 5 years ago

5 comments

muroalmost 5 years ago
I think it was in &quot;Systems Bible&quot;:<p>Leadership programs train people to follow their program, thus training followers.
foxyvalmost 5 years ago
There are a series of useless programs designed to extract value from companies and shareholders while appearing to be valuable to the company. You have the leadership training, pointless certifications, morale building offsites, accountability consultations, and sales conferences.<p>Personally I always look at stuff like this with a deeply skeptical eye. I suspect a lot of them are run by friends and family members of the corporate leadership that is deciding to purchase them. Either that or a group in the company has a budget for training that is &quot;Spend or lose it.&quot;
the_resistencealmost 5 years ago
Certificates are loved in mainland China. Doesn&#x27;t matter the topic or long term results. A haven for charlatans and it makes it extremely hard for legit service providers
alexfromapexalmost 5 years ago
I’ve actually seen some narcissistic type leaders flaunt their leadership course completion while continuing to damage company operations
dalex00almost 5 years ago
Share what is actually working?