Best Practices for Leadership Development in 2006

According to Chief Executive Officer magazine, these are the best practices for companies offering leadership development during 2006:

1. Having leaders at all levels who focus on creating a work climate that motivates employees to perform at their best.
2. Ensuring that the company and its senior management make leadership development a top priority.
3. Providing training and coaching to help intact leadership teams, as well as the individual leaders, work together more effectively.
4. Rotational job assignments for high potentials.
5. External leadership development programs for mid-level managers.
6. Web-based, self-study leadership modules for mid-level managers .
7. Executive MBA programs for mid-level managers.