Leadership Development That Works: How to Achieve Breakthrough Performance Through Coaching

Learning and development, in its many forms, including one-off training seminars, multisession learning academies, and coaching, continues to be a priority for organizations in all industries. The forms that leadership development takes vary nearly as much as the needs and skill areas of the leaders themselves. Our argument in this article is that although there are myriad ways to do leadership development, some are more effective than others. This article reviews a variety of common approaches to leadership development, progressing from “good” to “better” to “best” practices. Then we present what we term a “breakthrough” approach to leadership development through an in-depth, illustrative case study showcasing how one Fortune 500 company is scaling coaching across the company.