Development requires change.

There is a burning off of old things to make place for new things.

Sometimes it’s a painful process but rewarding in the end.

We need to be open to change every single day of our lives.

Great leaders know that they must continually change and grow.

Exceptionally great leaders know that the challenges they face may, at least in part, be their own fault.

So they are open to learning, growing, developing into a version of them self that is even better tomorrow than it is today.

And they are willing to get help to facilitate that change, because they know that growth does not take place in a vacuum, but in relationship.

A common question related to leadership development is, “What’s the right pace?”

Put another way: “How soon should we start training up leaders?”

My answer is: Go as fast as you possibly can.

There is no better time than the present to train up future leaders.

The mistake many organizations make is they wait until promotion is available or someone shows high potential to start training a new leader.

They should’ve started training from the time they walked in the door.

Every employee should be developed for leadership every day.

As your business grows, you’re going to need more leaders—of all kinds.

Some things to remember about leaders

Leaders are not just managers.

Individual contributors who lead by example or who take ownership of their projects are leaders too.

We want to instill leadership qualities in everyone who walks through our doors—not just those who want to ascend the org chart.

While some regulated industries might make it more difficult to ...