Leadership Development and Leadership Effectiveness Article Review

This is significant, because the author cites studies that indicate how organizations that have a high degree of transformational leadership skills throughout each layer of their companies are much more adept at transforming all forms of knowledge into an ongoing competitive advantage and competitive strength. By making the commitment to an ongoing leadership development program, the author contends that a knowledge-based organization emerges that is capable of interpreting and quickly acting on opportunities and threats (Amagoh, 2009).

Analysis and Conclusions Drawn

The analysis in the article successfully integrates the concepts of transformational leadership with the dominant leadership development theories to deliver insights into how organizations can transform their knowledge into a competitive advantage. It sets the foundation for how an organization can become more competitive by being more coordinated, synchronized around common goals. This synchronization of processes and systems is attained through ongoing leadership development programs.

Implications for Practice

There are many implications for practice for the analysis the researcher has provided. First, the need for senior management to fully support ongoing leadership programs and make them a very high priority is critical. The need for a budget to support continual leadership development is needed, as is a fundamental shift in mindset away from seeing this activity as only periodic. Second, the implication for practice includes defining how the curriculum and information provided will vary significantly across each level of the organization as well. This is critical, as is the need for scaffolding or learning personalization strategy to ensure every employee has the opportunity to progress at their own pace through the valuable materials. Third, the use of the transformational leadership skills sets to foster greater levels of innovation in the company is critical. As the researcher shows, the higher the level of transformational leadership in an organization, the greater the level of trust, information and knowledge sharing, and over time, effectiveness. There is the potential to have an organization become even more effective if these transformational skill sets are continually reinforced over time.

Comment on the article vis-a-vis your opinions of leadership

This article and its concepts are entirely consistent with my view of leadership. As it supports the continual improvement and development of transformational leadership skills, the frameworks that the author analyzes and shows how over time contribute to greater organizational effectiveness have been proven throughout the studies cited.

Conclusions

Any valuable skill requires continual practice, reinforcing and focus if it is to improve. This is especially the case in the area of leadership development programs. Enabling leadership development skills and values throughout an organization, anchoring them in transformational leadership core concepts, is key. The payoff of having an organization that is capable of transforming its knowledge into a competitive strength is essential.

References

Francis Amagoh (2009).…