6.3. DEVELOPMENTAL JOB ASSIGNMENTS
Training workshops, business classes, and other classroom-related development opportunities are helpful, but it is experience that provides the greatest opportunity for developing leadership talent. CCL's expansive research and extensive experience in this area shows that:
People learn best from practical experience on and off the job.
Effective leaders continue to develop their skills and to expand the variety of those skills throughout their careers.
The greater the variety of experiences, the greater the likelihood of developing a broad range of skills.
This means that developmental job assignments are more likely to contribute the most to individual leader development. Sometimes, these assignments can be ...
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