Leadership Development That Lasts: Resources to Start the Year With Intention

As we embark on a new year, many individuals and organizations are reflecting on leadership—what it looks like today, what is required moving forward, and how to ensure development efforts create real, lasting impact.

Leadership development is not about resolutions or one-time initiatives. It is about building capability, strengthening self-awareness, and creating the conditions for leaders to consistently show up with clarity, confidence, and effectiveness—especially amid complexity, change, and increasing demands.

To support that work, we are sharing a series of articles designed to serve as practical, timely resources for individual contributors, people leaders, and HR professionals who are committed to strengthening leadership impact in meaningful ways.

Together, these four articles address some of the most common—and most critical—questions organizations and leaders face today:

• What happens after leadership training ends? Leadership Training is the  Beginning – Not the Finish Line.

  
  

• How does the organization sustain momentum and protect our investment in development?   8 Must Dos to Sustain Long-Term Impact.

  
  

• When does mentorship add value—and when does it undermine progress?   Mentorship as the Next Evolution of Leadership Development.

  
  

• How can individuals and HR effectively advocate for leadership development that actually works? Making the Case for Leadership Development. A two-part article (part 1 for individuals and part 2 for leaders and HR advocating for group training).

Each article tackles a different stage of the leadership development journey, while reinforcing a consistent theme: leadership growth requires intention, accountability, and alignment—not shortcuts.

You will find guidance on how to translate training into daily leadership behaviors, how to extend development through mentorship the right way, how organizations can sustain long-term impact beyond formal programs, and how individuals and HR leaders can make a compelling, business-driven case for investing in leadership capability.

Whether you are:

• An individual seeking to grow your leadership effectiveness,

• A leader responsible for developing others,

• Or an HR or organizational leader shaping leadership strategy,

these resources are designed to help you start the year with clarity, focus, and practical direction.

Leadership development does not begin—or end—with a program.

It is a commitment to how leaders think, behave, and influence every day.

We invite you to explore the articles that follow with that mindset—and to use them as tools to propel leadership impact throughout the year ahead.