How Leaders Actually Develop

Drawing upon decades of research, we describe what science suggests regarding how leaders actually develop. Specifically, we explore:

• What is leader development and why does it matter
• What do we know about leader development and how does it happen
• Implications for people and organizations

Links and Other Information

• McCall Jr, M. W. (2010). Recasting leadership development. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 3(1), 3-19. Click here

• Day, D. V., Fleenor, J. W., Atwater, L. E., Sturm, R. E., & McKee, R. A. (2014). Advances in leader and leadership development: A review of 25 years of research and theory. The Leadership Quarterly, 25(1), 63-82. Click here

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