Leadership Development Program for First Time Managers –Design and Its Importance

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue V, May 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186

Leadership Development Program for First Time Managers –Design and Its Importance

N. Divyapriyadharshini, U. Devika
Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract: Companies have found that investment in human capital in the form of learning and development yields high returns. The companies which recognize the value of their employees give more importance on learning and development, and they are becoming more competitive and successful as a result. The right way to produce leaders in your organization is not to train them but to develop them through coaching and mentoring. While training focuses on how things are done right now, development focuses on how things ought to be done in the future. When training focuses on compliance, development focuses on performance.

Keywords: Leadership, Training, Focus, Development

I. INTRODUCTION

Some learning and development programs teach new hires to perform a specific job, while others update the skills and knowledge of established employees. According to the study conducted on 2002 by Knowledge Assessment Management, companies who spend money on training receive higher returns in the stock market. Many of today’s most successful companies realize that their employees are their greatest asset. Therefore, corporations are increasingly investing in educating their employees so that they can grow and change within the company and make it more profitable. The range of training opportunities varies considerable from company to company so, when researching potential employers, it is important for job seekers who care about this to investigate the level and type of training provided to employees. After employees have been selected for various positions in an organization, training them for specific tasks to which they have been assigned assumes greater importance.
According to Flippo, training is the act of increasing the knowledge and skills of an employee for doing a particular job. The major outcome of training is learning. Training learns new habits, refined skills and useful knowledge during the training that helps him improve performance.

II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Vana Prewitt(2003) in his work recommends to improve chances of success, organizations should first attend to develop learning leaders before implementing learning organization efforts and also points out the characteristics ,competencies and behaviors of leadership ,the organization leadership behavior is the fulcrum upon which Learning organization success or failure sits.

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