{"id":7120,"date":"2025-04-11T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T06:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivarraav.com\/uncategorized\/leadership-development-needs-meaning-alongside-wisdom\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T17:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:12:17","slug":"leadership-development-needs-meaning-alongside-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivarraav.com\/en\/governance\/leadership-development-needs-meaning-alongside-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership development needs meaning alongside wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a subscriber to a training course, do you feel that this is a familiar question:<br\/>\ud83d\udc49 How can you make sure that the training doesn&#8217;t just remain a nice event and that after the training the managers don&#8217;t drown in their daily life again?<br\/><br\/>The answer is not just in updating content or finding new trainers. The answer lies in changing the meaning of training. Training is not just a place where knowledge is passed on, where we are given information (worksheets, slides, etc. to be forgotten in a drawer after the training) and we ourselves must have the will and discipline to put it into practice.  <br\/><br\/>Training must be a space for transformation, fearlessly created and nurtured. This means: <br\/>\u2705 more space for silence, questions, slowing down.<br\/>\u2705 more room for emotions and listening to each other<br\/>\u2705 fewer topics in one day with the temptation to cover everything in one training session<br\/>\u2705 the right for managers to engage in self-development, not to answer emails or phone calls or rush to meetings at the same time.<br\/>\u2705 more honest mirrors and fewer illusions about &#8220;10 steps to&#8230;&#8221;<br\/>\u2705 more supported internal movement, not just external action plans and &#8220;practical exercises&#8221;.<br\/>\u2705 more opportunity to argue, discuss without fear of conflict.<br\/>\u2705 more discomfort and allowing confusion (because out of confusion can come new order and out of discomfort comes growth).<br\/>\u2705 more courage for the client to guide their people into the argyle through bolder approaches.<br\/>\u2705 more focus on the most complex human mental process: the will.<br\/><br\/>This is only possible if the &#8220;trainer&#8221; has experience of both worlds. A bit self-servingly, I have:<br\/>\ud83e\udded I have led 60 leaders and through them nearly 2000 people<br\/>\ud83e\ude9e I am a certified therapist and leadership mentor with a strong foundation in working with the dark side of the human psyche. <br\/><br\/>It&#8217;s not my job to teach you how to be a leader, although I can always support you from my own experience. My job is to help people see who they are as human beings behind the role of leader. Leadership is a set of skills to use tools, but above all it is the greatest leader as a human being.  <br\/><br\/>If you are running development programmes or looking for a trainer, ask yourself:<br\/>\u274c Do I want good content, an exciting new trainer and to repeat the same next year?<br\/>\u2705 Or do I want to create a space where the person moves forward within themselves and because of that there is a transformation in the development of the organisation, in values, in results?<br\/><br\/>What most organisations (including leaders) need today is transformation. Societal processes are a clear illustration of this. However, transformation is much deeper and slower than traditional change, although ultimately more effective.  <br\/><br\/>And now straight to the sales &#8211; if you feel as a supporter and creator of leadership development programmes that the current trainings aren&#8217;t working, write and together we will create a space where something new really happens through bold reflection that lasts. It&#8217;s not an easy journey. However, I can see from the many clients who have taken this journey that it has been necessary and important. After all, the world is yours for the bold \ud83d\ude42   <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ivarraav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Juhtimine-on-juhtimistooriistade-komplekt.jpeg\" alt=\"But the greatest management tool is the manager as a human being; Ivar Raav\" class=\"wp-image-7115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivarraav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Juhtimine-on-juhtimistooriistade-komplekt.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/ivarraav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Juhtimine-on-juhtimistooriistade-komplekt-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ivarraav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Juhtimine-on-juhtimistooriistade-komplekt-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ivarraav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Juhtimine-on-juhtimistooriistade-komplekt-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ivarraav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Juhtimine-on-juhtimistooriistade-komplekt-650x650.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/ivarraav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Juhtimine-on-juhtimistooriistade-komplekt-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/ivarraav.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Juhtimine-on-juhtimistooriistade-komplekt-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a subscriber to a training course, do you feel that this is a familiar question:\ud83d\udc49 How can you make sure that the training doesn&#8217;t just remain a nice event and that after the training the managers don&#8217;t drown in their daily life again? 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