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Leadership Development Survey 2024

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State of Leadership Development 2024

In the State of Leadership Development 2024 report, we set out to explore what ongoing challenges bug managers and how can L&D teams turn things around.
While the challenges of one annoyed manager on your team seem small, the impact they carry is massive.

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Risely's state of leadership development report 2024

What did we discover?

42% managers need to take frequent follow ups!

Almost half the people managers are chasing behind their teams to reach performance goals.

41% managers feel their team is lagging behind

Anxiety about progress drives managers toward micromanagement and kills trust in your workplace.

38% managers struggle with difficult conversations

Performance discussions, negative feedback, and conflicts get thrown under the rug due to hesitation.

How Are Your People Managers Impacted?

People Managers Share Challenges Across All Levels

People management challenges are not just pet peeves of new managers. Instead, managers at all levels of professional growth struggle with evolving troubles and thin coverage from training and support.

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state of leadership development report by 2024

New Roles Bring New Challenges, Even for Seasoned Managers

That training that one time as an individual contributor must help them manage people better, right? Usually, it doesn't. As your team members take up people management roles, new challenges crop up and need situational support, even when they are seniors.

Team Size and Challenges Are Not Correlated

Oh, they have a small team. Why bother with training! Because small teams do not mean smaller challenges. People management is equally difficult when managers are not supported, irrespective of their team's size or structure.

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Featuring Expert Insights

Today' s workforce has diverse learning preferences and busy schedules, making it difficult for employees (and their managers) to prioritize training if the content is generic and boring. Employees will engage better when L&D can innovate, personalize content, and build-in interactivity and flexibility while meeting individual needs and organizational goals.
Janis Cooper - Director at Best friends animal society
Janis Cooper
Director, Best Friends Animal Society
Senior managers often lack the emotional skills needed to support effective leadership behaviors, such as conducting difficult conversations, giving effective feedback or solving conflicts within their teams.
reiner lomb - author, coach and founder at boomerang coach
Renier Lomb
Founder, BoomerangCoach
Managers must adapt continuously, as holding onto outdated methods won't address the unique challenges and expectations of newer generations.
gurleen baruah, coach and founder at thatculturething
Gurleen Baruah
Founder, That Culture Thing
Managers of small teams often find difficult conversations particularly challenging due to the close-knit nature of their teams. With only 1-3 members, every interaction significantly impacts team dynamics.
brenda hooper, executive coach
Brenda Hooper
Executive Coach

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