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Pinpointing the cause of management development failures

Pinpointing the cause of management development failures

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Pinpointing the cause of management development failures

- Look, I'll be the first to admit that all the training in the world isn't going to make me into a tech guru. Just ask my 18-year-old son. He's been trying to teach me the ropes for years, and I'm still a beginner at best. That doesn't mean his approach to training is in need of an upgrade. In my case, it's definitely the student. You're going to find there will be times when your management development plan isn't working according to plan. While your first instinct might be to redo your plan, you're going to want to take a step back so you can determine the root cause. First off, understand that, more often than not, people are told they're going to be going to a training course or they'll be assigned a coach. As I recently wrote in a LinkedIn piece titled Three Reasons People are Uncoachable. Not everyone is interested in improving. Some people think they're fine they way they are. So if your company has a policy where training is a requirement and not an option, you may indeed…

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