Main principles and practices in leader development

摘要: Purpose – Aims to present a conceptual framework for understanding how leaders develop.Design/methodology/approach The arguments are derived from the assumption that leadership, like many other human manifestations, is function of given potential, relevant motivation, and ongoing developmental processes. It argued three psychological principles essential leaders' development, i.e. experiential learning, vicarious suitability certain aspects critical periods.Findings These principles, along with Schon's modalities learning reflections (“follow me”, “joint investigation” “hall mirrors”), serve as discussing main implications practices related developing leaders.Originality/value Leaders' development process occurs continuously in an organization. Many organizations attempt confine it artificially courses supplementary training. This limits t...