Leadership development is an essential part of ensuring that companies remain successful in the long term. Particularly in today's world, in which technical innovations and dynamic markets constantly bring new challenges, the targeted promotion of leadership skills is becoming increasingly important. With KIROI Step 9, competences can be systematically strengthened in order to optimally prepare managers not only for current requirements but also for future tasks.
Leadership development with KIROI Step 9: Focus on strengthening competences
KIROI Step 9 places a special focus on strengthening relevant skills, particularly in dealing with artificial intelligence and digital transformation. This is not just about understanding technical tools, but about combining technical expertise, social skills and a methodical approach. Such a comprehensive approach supports managers in successfully guiding their teams through complex change processes.
For example, managers practise in workshops how to use AI-based market analyses and derive strategic decisions from them. Another example from industry shows how managers use AI systems to monitor production processes and realise efficiency gains. In a retail company, the use of AI tools enables the optimisation of supply chains - and managers learn specifically how to support their employees in this transformation.
Through a mix of formal seminar formats, individual coaching and practice-orientated learning situations, KIROI Step 9 promotes sustainable development. Reflection and continuous feedback help you to transfer what you have learnt directly into your day-to-day management work and improve your own impact.
Practical examples from various industries
In an international energy supply company, the implementation of KIROI Step 9 provided a strong boost to the culture of innovation. Managers received individual coaching sessions to improve their digital and social leadership skills. This led to closer collaboration between technical and administrative teams and greater agility.
A manufacturing company used the approach to train managers in the monitoring and control of AI-supported production processes. By integrating these systems, faults could be recognised and rectified more quickly, which increased productivity.
In a service company, a manager supported her employees in dealing with AI applications through coaching and training. In addition to the technology, the focus was also on ethical aspects and responsible behaviour, so that an awareness of sustainable use was created.
BEST PRACTICE with one customer (name hidden due to NDA contract) in the area of IT services: KIROI Step 9 was used to develop a customised learning programme. It combined online modules with face-to-face workshops and peer coaching. This enabled managers to apply the skills they learnt directly in the project environment and receive regular feedback on their further development.
Recommendations for implementation
An effective leadership development programme should always be practical and individually tailored. The following steps have proven their worth:
- Recording and analysing existing skills in order to identify development needs.
- Definition of concrete development goals that match the corporate strategy.
- Selection of suitable learning formats: Workshops, coaching, digital learning and peer learning.
- Regular reflection and feedback sessions to ensure learning success.
- Transfer tasks that integrate new skills directly into everyday working life.
This structured approach enables management development to provide continuous and effective skills development. The increasing importance of digital technologies makes KIROI Step 9 particularly valuable because it addresses technical, methodological and social skills simultaneously.
Strengthening a sense of responsibility and team development
Another important aspect of modern management development is the promotion of a conscious approach to ethical issues - particularly in relation to the use of new technologies. Managers learn how to motivate their teams and act responsibly at the same time. This creates innovative and sustainable structures.
An example from the healthcare sector illustrates how managers learn through coaching programmes how to support employees in complex situations and at the same time take ethical standards into account. Similarly, managers from the financial sector report that they have been able to significantly expand their social skills through reflection and peer-to-peer dialogue.
My analysis
Management development is a dynamic process that today more than ever relies on a combination of technical knowledge and social skills. With KIROI Step 9, this process can be systematically designed and individualised. The method offers practical learning paths that enable managers to master the challenges of digital transformation and lead their teams in a future-proof manner. The practical integration of AI expertise, ethical awareness and emotional intelligence makes this form of leadership development contemporary and effective.
Further links from the text above:
Management development: With KIROI step 9 to AI competence [2]
Step 9 to AI expertise with KIROI [4]
KIROI step 9 for competence development [12]
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