Leadership development is a key task for modern organisations in order to meet the constantly growing demands on leadership. Innovative approaches such as KIROI 9 in particular can be used to promote competences in a targeted manner and create sustainable development paths for managers. This blog article shows in a practical way how leadership development can become a real competence booster through structured support.
Why leadership development is more important than ever today
More than ever, overarching challenges such as digitalisation, agile organisations and cultural change require managers to have a broad range of skills. Leadership development helps to strengthen precisely these skills and at the same time develop individual potential. As a result, companies not only benefit from more qualified managers, but also secure their competitiveness through better management of change.
For example, automotive manufacturers have strengthened their management teams in the area of innovation leadership through targeted development programmes, while IT companies use digital tools to prepare their managers for virtual team leadership. Financial service providers are also using leadership development programmes to integrate compliance and risk management into management.
Targeted management development with KIROI 9
KIROI's 9-point process is a holistic framework that has been well received in practice. It combines coaching elements with systematic learning and reflection steps and supports managers in the real working environment. In this way, management development is not seen as a rigid programme, but as a dynamic process that provides individual and project-oriented support.
For example, KIROI helped a medium-sized mechanical engineering company to strengthen young managers' communication and decision-making skills through individual coaching sessions. In a technology start-up, on the other hand, KIROI was used to make the existing strengths of junior staff transparent and to work specifically on development potential, which significantly increased motivation to learn.
Another example comes from the automotive industry, where KIROI facilitated the implementation of agile working methods and helped managers to safely manage teams in change processes.
Diversity of methods and practical relevance - the core of management development with KIROI
In addition to coaching, KIROI also utilises elements such as 360-degree feedback, mentoring and learning on the job. In this way, it combines the advantages of formal and informal learning paths. This gives companies the opportunity to create customised development plans for each manager and to reflect on progress together as part of employee appraisals.
In practice, it has been shown that managers particularly benefit from the combination of reflective workshops and concrete implementation tasks in everyday life. This is appreciated in many sectors, for example in the pharmaceutical industry, where regulatory requirements are becoming increasingly complex, or in retail, where changing customer needs require rapid adaptation.
The topic of digital transformation is also becoming increasingly important: with KIROI, managers in IT companies learn how to lead virtual teams efficiently and use digital tools sensibly.
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A well-known industrial company used KIROI to professionalise the project management of its managers. Social skills such as communication and conflict management were specifically trained as part of coaching and workshop phases. Those responsible reported that the managers acted more confidently after the programme and faced challenges more systematically.
Another example comes from the service industry, where the self-management module was used as part of the KIROI programme. The managers learnt to prioritise better and strengthen their personal resilience, which had a direct impact on their team climate and productivity.
In the energy sector, on the other hand, KIROI supports junior managers in dealing with complex regulatory frameworks and thus promotes the quality of decision-making in challenging situations.
Practical tips for implementing your management development
- Carry out a thorough situation analysis to identify the development needs of your managers.
- Use KIROI's 9-point approach to systematically build competences and link theory and practice.
- Combine different methods such as coaching, mentoring and job rotation to cater for different learning preferences.
- Focus on reflective workshops in which managers can share their experiences and gain new impetus.
- Establish regular feedback cycles to measure progress and adjust development plans if necessary.
My analysis
Management development remains an indispensable component of future-orientated HR policy. KIROI 9 offers a structured and practical framework for systematically and individually strengthening competences. The combination of coaching elements, reflective learning steps and targeted practical tasks in particular makes this approach valuable for companies in different sectors.
Companies that invest in leadership development increase their chances of promoting internal talent and preparing them for challenges such as digital transformation or agile working environments. KIROI 9 supports this process effectively by actively supporting managers and providing them with impetus for sustainable learning. This turns management development into a real skills booster.
Further links from the text above:
How can leadership development succeed? - Methods, topics and concepts
Management development: Building up targeted expertise with KIROI 9
Leadership development: Comprehensive guide - Haufe Akademie
Leadership development: Methods and concepts - Factorial
Management development - objectives, approach, methods
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