Levels of Change

What specific kinds of change do individuals and organizations experience as a result of the leadership development process? For individuals, the two main levels of change are self-awareness and behavior, and periodic follow-up can be valuable in promoting both.

Gaining knowledge about how other people perceive you can enhance your understanding of your strengths and weaknesses and make evident the areas that are most in need of development. A keen understanding of your own skills and preferences and your impact on others is necessary to move to the next level—behavioral change—and acts as a motivational force for advancing to that stage. Behavioral change then feeds back into your growing self-awareness.

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