Warming up the Organisation Through Talent Development

The recent Hay Group ressearch into workplace climate in European countries resonated with us at Level Seven, particularly at this time of the year when the UK weather slips into its cooler autumnal phase. We really like the warm metaphor used by Hay in relation to the impact that a leader can have on their team and ultimately their organisation’s performance.   The findings of the research highlight the leadership styles that support a positive and collaborative workplace climate and validate our key foci in developing leadership talent in organisations, i.e. the development of affiliative, democratic and coaching behaviours.  

In developing future leaders we bring talented people together from across organisational boundaries: improving interpersonal understanding encourages tolerance and respect which in turn supports an affiliative and democratic culture. Working on strategically focused business projects in multi functional teams helps develop ways of working that break down silos and improve organisational knowledge and relationships. Encouraging and developing the skills of coaching amongst peers and talent sponsors helps embed a developmental environment beyond formal learning into the wider organisational culture thereby supporting high levels of business performance.  Supporting organisations in the development of their talent demonstrates clearly to us that focusing on these key leadership behaviours can be very powerful in moving from cool to warmer organisational climates whatever the time of year.

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