Preparing the Work Environment
When individuals attend leadership development programs, they often learn things about themselves that they are eager to change. This is a positive outcome; it is what is supposed to happen. Many people, however, do not anticipate how challenging it is to change long-practiced behaviors. Significant concentration and effort are required for acting differently at work. Thus, before attending a program, the participant should look carefully at the work environment to see how well it can accommodate the hard work of personal development.
My study revealed several different environmental factors that affect the implementation of lessons learned at development programs. Some of these are situational constraints—that ...
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