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Development of a Nomological Net Surrounding Leader Self-Development

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Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation Organizational Learning and Leadership Ego Development and Educational Practices

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine both antecedents and consequences of high quality leader self-development activities. Specifically, Study 1 sought to delineate factors that impact the quality attributes of leader self-development activities and the effect of those attributes on performance outcomes. Study 2 investigated the impact of a training program to understand if leaders can be trained to make more effective decisions regarding the attributes in their self-development activities. Leaders from a multilevel marketing company completed two surveys over a period of three months with a training intervention in between the surveys. Data from the first survey administration (Study 1) demonstrated that engagement in high quality leader self-development activities is important to growing two types of performance. Specifically, experiential variety and the level of learner control in leader self-development activities positively impacted adaptive performance. Experiential variety was also a significant predictor of the performance of one’s team, indicating that engaging in a greater variety of leader self-development activities helps to foster leader effectiveness. Further, Study 1 results showed additive and multiplicative effects of motivational variables (leader self-identity and modeling behaviors from the leaders’ own leaders) and individual skill variables (self-appraisal and self-regulation skills) in the prediction of quality attributes. Study 2 examined the impact of training and demonstrated that leaders can be trained to impact choices regarding their self-development activities. Results showed that individuals who received training on the processes associated with effective leader self-development were not only more likely to engage in leader self-development activities, but those subsequent activities were more challenging and allowed for more learner control and learner engagement.