TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of leadership skills
T2 - Experience and timing
AU - Mumford, Michael D.
AU - Marks, Michelle A.
AU - Connelly, Mary Shane
AU - Zaccaro, Stephen J.
AU - Reiter-Palmon, Roni
N1 - Funding Information:
The research described in this article was supported by a contract to Management Research Institute from the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences under the Small Business Innovation Research program and was also carried out at George Mason University. During this study the first author was at George Mason University. Parts of this research stem from earlier work completed at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Advanced Research Resources Organization. The material presented in this article represents the opinions of the authors and does not necessarily represent the views of the Army or the Department of Defense.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - To develop organizational leaders we need to understand how requisite skills are acquired over the course of people's careers. In this article, a cross-sectional design was used to assess differences in leadership skills across six grade levels of officers in the U.S. Army. Increased levels of knowledge, problem-solving skills, systems skills, and social skills were found at higher grade levels. Certain skills and experiences, however, were found to be particularly important at certain phases of leaders' careers. These findings are used to propose an organization-based model of skill development. Implications of this model for leader development programs are discussed.
AB - To develop organizational leaders we need to understand how requisite skills are acquired over the course of people's careers. In this article, a cross-sectional design was used to assess differences in leadership skills across six grade levels of officers in the U.S. Army. Increased levels of knowledge, problem-solving skills, systems skills, and social skills were found at higher grade levels. Certain skills and experiences, however, were found to be particularly important at certain phases of leaders' careers. These findings are used to propose an organization-based model of skill development. Implications of this model for leader development programs are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/s1048-9843(99)00044-2
DO - 10.1016/s1048-9843(99)00044-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001784909
SN - 1048-9843
VL - 11
SP - 87
EP - 114
JO - Leadership Quarterly
JF - Leadership Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -