Achar Ke Vichar - 15 leadership training topics for forward-thinking organizations

Achar Ke Vichar - 15 leadership training topics for forward-thinking organizations

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The world of work is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and employees now have very different expectations of their leaders. The business environment has also become hyper-competitive and difficult to predict, presenting new challenges that require big decisions to be made in short order. Leaders are going to need a new set of skills to thrive in these volatile conditions. Let’s dive in.??

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1.??? Strategic thinking - To keep up with the pace of change, leaders must train their brains to think strategically — reviewing their perspective frequently and questioning their own views dispassionately.

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2.??? Agility - Leaders today must have the ability to adapt quickly to new challenges and opportunities, and it falls on them to set this standard across their teams. Developing this skill starts with learning the specific leadership practices that foster agility.

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3.??? Change management - Whether implementing changes to products, processes, or policies, effective leaders play a key role:

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4.??? Trust-building - In times when change seems to be the only constant, leaders are required to make quick decisions, and employees who trust their leaders are more likely to respect those decisions.

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5.??? Digital fluency - Leaders don’t have to be experts in every digital tool their teams use, but they need to be proficient enough to ask intelligent questions and actively participate in decisions that drive progress.

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6.??? Leading innovation - Organizations in volatile environments cannot survive without innovative thinkers, which is why leading innovation is one of the most important leadership training topics today.

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7.??? Crisis management - Crisis management is one of the most important leadership training topics of our time. In times of crises, effective leaders are in a continuous risk assessment mode and are able to make judgment calls based on limited data.

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8.??? Resilience - Also referred to as mental toughness, resilience is an essential quality for leaders in complex and uncertain business environments.

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9.??? Data-driven decision-making - Businesses today have access to unprecedented amounts of data. It’s also important for leaders to learn to balance the inputs from both digital and human sources when making important decisions.

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10. Leading virtually - Remote work is here to stay and leading from a remote office requires clear, transparent communication and accountability. Additionally, leaders have to go the extra mile to maintain a cohesive organizational culture based on shared values and a common purpose.

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11. The humanity of leadership - The perks of leadership come at the cost of self-interest.

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12. Inclusion - It’s not uncommon for people to advance into a leadership position for their expertise in a particular discipline, without realizing the essential role they’ll play in supporting an inclusive culture.

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13. Emotional intelligence - Emotionally intelligent leaders have the self-awareness to understand their own emotional needs, and social awareness which enables them to discern the needs of others.

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14. Leading across cultures - Leaders of global organizations should feel comfortable making the structural and process changes necessary to support their dispersed teams. Leading across cultures also requires skills like active listening, openness and curiosity about cultural differences, and respect for multiple perspectives on the same issue.

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15. Servant leadership - Today’s employees expect leaders to put the needs of the workforce first. This leadership style, also known as servant leadership, measures success in terms of employee engagement and satisfaction.

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Final note - John F. Kennedy once wrote, Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. It’s true that good leaders never stop growing. No matter how much they’ve learned or how confident they are, they recognize how much there is still to learn.

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