Insufficient Training for Leaders

Constant Craving: People advancing into positions of higher responsibility crave input from coaches and mentors, but few apparently are getting what they need. According to new research by the Chartered Institute for Professional Development and Development Dimensions International, nearly 80 percent of senior leaders believe formal training plays a critical role in helping people adjust to the increased responsibilities associated with promotions. Even so, half of the respondents say their organizations are not equipped to address training needs from within. While 43 percent of leaders say mentors, coaches or other advisors play the most influential role in aiding their transition, only one in three say their organizations are doing a good job of providing this support.

—Garry Kranz