Sharing his views on tips to mentor and coach future leaders, Jeffery Whippo believes that business need to start the early identification of leadership talent with the realization that leadership potential is easy to spot. After all, the future leaders are the employees that others go to for help and who other continuously rely upon.

In addition, the owners need to explain why leadership development is important for them. After all, an employee with a diverse skill set has a greater ability to solve problems, build teams and improve productivity, thus offering all benefits to your company.

In today’s business environment, the best leadership development results from a culture of continuous learning rather than a formal program. This means you let people self-direct their learning, just so long as their training desires match company needs.

The benefit of developing leaders from within your organization is that these leaders need a relatively shorter period of time to transition into their new role when compared to an outsider. Another benefit of developing leaders from within the ranks of your employees is that there will be no risk of a culture clash with your new leaders.

About Jeff Whippo

Talking about Jeff Whippo, he has a Doctorate in Business Administration and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology. He has over 25 years of education and leadership experience and is a decorated combat veteran.