Develop Leaders Internally (Principle)

The program leader faces a particularly challenging task in promoting this principle. In a nutshell, he or she will be dictating to the senior staff not only who they hire, but how they spend their time.

Many senior leaders spend far too few hours of the week developing their subordinates…and their own replacements. For some, it is just not a priority. They have a lot on their plate, and they just don’t emphasize mentoring. For others, though, it is actually a conscious decision.

Some leaders are insecure, and don’t want to create competition for themselves. They don’t want to give their boss a viable alternative. The reality is that leaders who fall into this category are…