Leadership development is becoming increasingly important in times of advancing digitalisation and growing complexity. Management development is a key pillar in preparing managers specifically for future challenges. KIROI Step 9 in particular sets standards here by supporting managers in their personal and professional development and focussing on future skills.
Management development as a strategic success factor
Particularly in sectors such as mechanical engineering, IT and retail, it is clear that traditional further training measures are reaching their limits. This is where modern management development comes in, which is understood as a dynamic process. It is orientated towards the individual needs of managers and the strategic goals of the company. This makes it possible to comprehensively strengthen managers and at the same time react flexibly to changes.
For example, KIROI has supported numerous companies in providing practical support for young managers. A software start-up was able to significantly increase the learning motivation and teamwork skills of its junior staff through targeted development programmes. A medium-sized mechanical engineering company also benefited from individual coaching sessions that improved the communication and decision-making skills of its managers. In the retail sector, too, management development programmes enabled rapid adaptation to changing customer requirements.
BEST PRACTICE with one customer (name hidden due to NDA contract) KIROI Step 9 introduced a practical training programme at a well-known energy supplier that trained managers in simulated scenarios of AI-supported decision-making processes. This led to better coordination with technical teams and at the same time strengthened the company's ability to innovate.
Diversity of methods in management development
Sustainable leadership development requires diverse and combined methods. KIROI Step 9 therefore integrates proven and modern approaches that promote leadership personalities in various dimensions. These include
- Coaching for individual reflection and development of personal strengths
- Mentoring as a transfer of proven experience by experienced managers
- 360-degree feedback for self-awareness and objective external assessment
- Learning-on-the-job for practical, situational learning
- Digital learning formats that enable flexibility and topicality in training
In the manufacturing industry, for example, learning on the job is used to introduce new management methods quickly and effectively. In the logistics sector, AI-supported planning tools are used to optimise processes, while managers are made fit with digital training. A service company reports how employee retention and team dynamics have been improved through mentoring programmes.
Practical impulses for your own development
Successful management development begins with a well-founded analysis of specific needs. Based on this, it is advisable to define individual learning objectives that are tailored to future requirements. This makes it possible to select suitable development formats and anchor the learning successes in the long term.
This enables managers in the IT sector to continuously expand their digital skills through realistic development plans. In the healthcare industry, experienced coaching supports the discussion of ethical issues and also promotes social skills. At a retail company, on the other hand, targeted exchanges in peer coaching groups helped managers to better deal with the challenges of digitalisation and develop solution strategies.
BEST PRACTICE with one customer (name hidden due to NDA contract) One service provider used KIROI Step 9 to enable managers to not only understand AI-based tools, but to actively integrate them into their working methods through practical workshops. The peer-to-peer dialogue and continuous feedback contributed significantly to an increased willingness to innovate.
Leadership development in the context of future competence
In an increasingly uncertain and complex world, future skills such as decision-making ability, agility and digital expertise are key. The ability to lead oneself and others through times of change is becoming the focus of modern management development. People management and entrepreneurial thinking are expanding the desired skills profile.
Managers must learn to deal with ambiguity and non-linearity. The conscious promotion of resilience helps to manage stress and crises productively and to provide new impetus for the organisation. In this way, companies prepare their managers to remain capable of acting and authentic even in turbulent phases.
AI skills are becoming an integral part of every management development programme. This is why KIROI Step 9 emphasises practical training and the targeted use of digital learning formats. In this way, managers not only improve their technical understanding, but also gain experience in the ethical use of AI technologies and strengthen their communicative impact within the team.
Concrete tips for implementation in the company
1. start with an honest inventory of your managers' competences.
2. focus development measures on selected future skills such as decisiveness and digital affinity.
3. use several formats in parallel - such as coaching, workshops and digital modules - for holistic development.
4. establish regular feedback and self-reflection as an integral part of the learning process.
5. organise learning paths so flexibly that they can respond to individual needs and industry requirements.
My analysis
Today, leadership development is indispensable for companies that want to secure their long-term competitiveness. KIROI Step 9 impressively demonstrates how a modern, flexible approach to the development process supports leaders. The combination of traditional methods such as coaching and mentoring with innovative digital formats creates the prerequisites for preparing managers for the challenges of the future. This is where the sustainable added value lies: managers are empowered to lead their team through digital change in a committed, competent and resilient manner. Individual support, continuous learning and practice-orientated implementation impulses form the cornerstones of future-oriented management development.
Further links from the text above:
Redesign management development with KIROI Step 9
Focus on future skills for managers
Practice-orientated management development with KIROI
Leadership skills development for top leaders
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