Developing Leadership Talent

6.5. STRUCTURED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

In addressing their need for leadership talent, many organizations make use of universities, consultants, and other training and education providers. These kinds of initiatives usually focus on knowledge acquisition and perhaps some degree of guided skill application (see Chapter 5 for a more detailed explanation of developmental levels).

Exhibit 6.5: Barriers to Effective Mentoring Traditionally, mentoring opportunities were limited mainly to white male managers. Even in today's diverse workplaces, formal mentoring programs may not be able to overcome cultural background differences in developmental relationships (see, for example, Livers & Caver, 2003, 2004). Many non-white and female managers will have ...