Fri 7 May 2010
In our recent newsletter, The Leader’s Almanac ( www.sonomaleadership.com), the topic was, “Leadership in the Next Decade: What are the Trends”. In their 2009 publication, The Executive Development Associates, Inc. took a thorough look at trends and hot topics. Their study, in part, found that “It is clear that focusing on next generation leaders is the top priority.” They compared 3 time periods to show how some topics remain in the forefront while others fade away.
Their Top 5 Hot Topics in Executive Development in the Next 2-3 years are:
- Leadership (creating vision, empowering others)
- Business Acumen
- Strategy execution
- Leading/managing organizational change
- Talent management (attracting assessing, retaining, etc.)
The complete study and additional copies of this industry report are available for purchase at www.executivedevelopment.com or at (866) EXEC DEV.
Is your organization tracking with this study? What are your hot topics for executive and leadership development in the next 2-3 years?
May 7th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I agree with the hot topics identified in the study. Bob Johansen in his book Leaders Make the Future points out skills that leaders need in the future and they map to these topics. A critical skill needed in the future is the ability to inspire people in a gripping way, the ancient tension between leading and watching yourself lead. He also points out that the ability to filter out noise and distraction is going to be even more important. As a baby boomer I find I have a particular challenge with this skill, especially when I look at the young “digital natives” who learned to use media at an early age and have better skills for “continuous partial attention.”
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