Via Harvard Business Review:
Debate rages about how much of what is taught in leadership courses actually transfers to leadership practice. Some have suggested that knowledge transfer is as low as 10%. Other studies show the number closer to 60%. We estimate that 20% to 30% of ideas learned in leadership training turn into practice. Whichever of these statistics you believe, it is clear that the investment in leadership training (as well as coaching, performance management, and individual development plans as well) is not having the impact it could, or should. And the failure comes with a significant cost: An estimated $60 to $80 billion is spent annually on training in the United States alone.
Will Your Leadership Improvements Stick? - Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood - Harvard Business Review
Points:
- “…none of the initiatives to improve leadership (training, performance management, coaching) sufficiently transfer to practice.”
- “Today's biggest unmet challenge of leadership is not learning more about what to do, it is learning how to make sure that what is known is done.”
- “…seven disciplines that spell the mnemonic START ME:
- Simplicity
- Time
- Accountability
- Resources
- Tracking
- Melioration
- Emotion”
