Developing future-ready leaders: Executive perspectives on L&D programs today

Attracting, developing, and retaining leaders is a more pressing issue than ever, yet our recent research shows that HR leaders and executives in other functions fundamentally disagree about the usefulness of executive L&D.¹ 

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Questions leaders can ask to improve executives’ perceptions of L&D

1. How can we reconcile empowering executives with making them feel that learning opportunities are both available and helpful?
2. Would more in-person programs make a difference?
3. Would setting our executive learning programs in the context of teams already working together make a difference?
4. Would linking individual learning opportunities more closely to career development and executive succession planning make learning more relevant to executive success?

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¹ In the spring and summer of 2022, we conducted online, anonymous surveys of a total of 251 HR leaders and 150 executives in other functions in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.