Barbara Kellerman: There’s a better way to train leaders
ISSN: 1087-8572
Article publication date: 4 December 2018
Issue publication date: 11 December 2018
Abstract
Purpose
Harvard authority on leadership, Barbara Kellerman, indicts the deficiencies of the leadership industry and she argues that we can do better.
Design/methodology/approach
This interview offers a bold prescription for training effective leaders[4].
Findings
To be effective, the leadership development process must adopt and achieve three goals: educate leaders, train leaders and develop leaders.
Practical implications
Bad leadership puts on vivid display the unbreakable link between leaders and followers – a link that the leadership industry willfully ignores precisely because there’s no money in it.
Social implications
There is precious little evidence that the leadership industry has in any meaningful, measurable way benefited society.
Originality/value
A “no holds barred” look at the leadership training industry and some potent suggestions on how to improve it.
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Citation
Allio, R.J. (2018), "Barbara Kellerman: There’s a better way to train leaders", Strategy & Leadership, Vol. 46 No. 6, pp. 22-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/SL-09-2018-0083
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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