{"id":3816,"date":"2026-09-25T05:34:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/us\/?p=3816"},"modified":"2026-09-25T05:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:34:53","slug":"leading-has-changed-has-leadership-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/us\/insights\/blog\/leading-has-changed-has-leadership-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Has Changed. Has Leadership Development?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"hero-article-6ac1996c919e6\" class=\"hero-article page-block page-block--pdtop-reg page-block--pdbot-reg\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-article__content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hero-article__date\">25 Sep 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-article__title\">Leading Has Changed. Has Leadership Development?<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-article__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-article__author-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/READING_LaneCo2440.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hero-article__author-name\">Lucinda Quigley<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hero-article__author-job\">Global Head of Market Solutions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/business-colleagues-in-conference-meeting-room-dur-2026-03-24-03-29-47-utc-scaled.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Business colleagues\" srcset=\"https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/business-colleagues-in-conference-meeting-room-dur-2026-03-24-03-29-47-utc-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/business-colleagues-in-conference-meeting-room-dur-2026-03-24-03-29-47-utc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/business-colleagues-in-conference-meeting-room-dur-2026-03-24-03-29-47-utc-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/business-colleagues-in-conference-meeting-room-dur-2026-03-24-03-29-47-utc-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/business-colleagues-in-conference-meeting-room-dur-2026-03-24-03-29-47-utc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/business-colleagues-in-conference-meeting-room-dur-2026-03-24-03-29-47-utc-1440x960.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"sticky-content-sidebar-6ac1996c93802\" class=\"sticky-content-sidebar page-block page-block--pdtop-reg page-block--pdbot-xl\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container sticky-content-sidebar__wrap\">\n\t\t<aside class=\"sticky-content-sidebar__sidebar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sticky-content-sidebar__sidebar-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"social-share\">\n            <h4 class=\"highlight\">Share<\/h4>\n            <a href=\"mailto:?subject=leading-has-changed-has-leadership-development&amp;body=Check out this post by US Site: https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/us\/insights\/blog\/leading-has-changed-has-leadership-development\/\" title=\"Share by Email\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"social-share__link social-share__link--facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftalking-talent.com%2Fus%2Finsights%2Fblog%2Fleading-has-changed-has-leadership-development%2F&amp;title=Leading+Has+Changed.+Has+Leadership+Development%3F\" onclick=\"javascript:window.open(this.href,'', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=600,width=600');return false;\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"social-share__link social-share__link--linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftalking-talent.com%2Fus%2Finsights%2Fblog%2Fleading-has-changed-has-leadership-development%2F&amp;summary=Leadership+has+changed.+But+many+organisations+are+still+developing+leaders+for+a+job+that+no+longer+exists.%0A%0ALucinda+Quigley+explores+the+growing+importance+of+relational+capability+and+what+organisations+need+to+rethink+to+prepare+leaders+for+today%E2%80%99s+reality.\" onclick=\"javascript:window.open(this.href,'', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=800,width=900');return false;\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/a><a class=\"social-share__link social-share__link--twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Leading+Has+Changed.+Has+Leadership+Development%3F https%3A%2F%2Ftalking-talent.com%2Fus%2Finsights%2Fblog%2Fleading-has-changed-has-leadership-development%2F\" onclick=\"javascript:window.open(this.href,'', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=600,width=600');return false;\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-x-twitter\"><\/i><\/a>        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/us\/insights\/blog\/\" class=\"ui-btn ui-btn--outline-b sticky-content-sidebar__back\"><span>Back to articles<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<div class=\"sticky-content-sidebar__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"body-content\"><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leadership expectations are shifting. But how many\u00a0organisations\u00a0have stopped\u00a0to rewrite\u00a0the\u00a0job description?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On paper, the job looks much as it did five years ago, i.e., set direction, deliver results, manage a team.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But the conditions around it have changed.\u00a0People are carrying worry about global conflict, political\u00a0polarisation, climate change, and cost of living into work with them. At the same time,\u00a0organizations\u00a0are asking\u00a0more of\u00a0leaders when it comes to developing people, navigating uncertainty, and keeping teams connected.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That makes the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">human side of leadership<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a much bigger part of the job. Leaders are expected to help people grow, work through ambiguity (read: alleviate anxiety), and find a sense of connection at work.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As we explored last month,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/talking-talent.com\/why-leadership-feels-heavier-than-it-did-five-years-ago\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">leadership feels heavier<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0than\u00a0it used to.\u00a0So now the\u00a0question is whether the way we develop leaders has kept pace with the job they&#8217;re actually doing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lucinda Quigley,\u00a0Talking\u00a0Talent\u2019s Global Head of Market Solutions,\u00a0doesn&#8217;t\u00a0think it has.\u00a0And she sees the current rush to build AI capability as a useful example of the problem:\u00a0Organisations\u00a0are often quicker to train leaders in a new skill than to develop the human capabilities the changing job demands.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Skills Trap<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;In some organizations, the focus is all on the skill,&#8221; she says. &#8220;How you use it, how you do the prompts, how you integrate it into your work, how you speed things up. There&#8217;s huge pressure on leaders to learn the skill themselves and then impart it to others.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It&#8217;s\u00a0an\u00a0understandable\u00a0instinct. AI is a skill, and skills can be trained, measured, and rolled out at scale. But Lucinda argues that focus is limited. &#8220;What&#8217;s actually needed is a focus on the mindset and behaviors that help people navigate through change. That&#8217;s the broader picture.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Skill Everyone Assumes You Already Have<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ask Lucinda where the gap is widest between the leadership\u00a0role on paper and the job leaders\u00a0actually perform, and\u00a0her answer is immediate:\u00a0relational capability.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leaders\u00a0today\u00a0are\u00a0expected to manage conflict, have adult-to-adult conversations about difficult subjects, help people feel they belong, and sometimes\u00a0to act,\u00a0in effect, as counselors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yet almost nowhere is that written into the role, and almost\u00a0no one is\u00a0explicitly trained\u00a0to do\u00a0it.\u00a0Relational skills rarely appear in a leadership curriculum or\u00a0a development\u00a0plan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;It&#8217;s assumed,&#8221; Lucinda says. &#8220;Everybody thinks it&#8217;s innate human behavior we all have to some degree. But they\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0spent\u00a0time refining and developing it as a skill.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She recalls a coaching client, a senior leader,\u00a0who\u00a0arrived at a\u00a0realisation\u00a0three sessions in. &#8220;She said to me, &#8216;I&#8217;ve\u00a0got to this stage in my\u00a0career\u00a0and\u00a0I&#8217;ve\u00a0never thought about the fact that my own personal development is integral to my performance\u00a0as a leader.\u00a0I&#8217;ve\u00a0just always thought it was about getting the job done.&#8217;&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That, Lucinda says, is\u00a0not uncommon.\u00a0It&#8217;s\u00a0what happens when organizations develop leaders for output and assume the human side will take care of itself.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AI Coaching Goes Just So Far<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some organizations will point to their coaching investment as proof\u00a0they&#8217;re\u00a0taking behavior change seriously. Coaching has become far more\u00a0democratised\u00a0through digital platforms, and increasingly through AI. But Lucinda sees a nuance getting lost.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;AI coaching can only help you so far,&#8221; she says. &#8220;Above a certain level, with the complexity and the heaviness that leaders are holding, they need a human.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The tools are scaling. The\u00a0needs are deepening.\u00a0But\u00a0those two lines\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0automatically meet.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What\u00a0Developing Leaders for Today&#8217;s Job Looks Like<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are signs of organizations starting to rethink. Lucinda describes a client who recently came to Talking Talent having noticed something specific:\u00a0Their leaders were carrying too much\u00a0internal\u00a0criticism,\u00a0and\u00a0they wanted a program to help people move past those limiting beliefs.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;It&#8217;s rare for a client to\u00a0notice\u00a0something that specific,\u00a0that personal,\u00a0and\u00a0come in and say\u00a0this is actually what we want,&#8221; she says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That internal work is just one part of\u00a0Talking Talent&#8217;s\u00a0leadership\u00a0programming.\u00a0Rather than putting leaders straight through a \u201cmanager as coach\u201d or a \u201cdifficult conversations\u201d session, leaders start with a\u00a0journey of self-reflection,\u00a0supported by one-to-one coaching.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Now\u00a0when you come together\u00a0to discuss leadership\u00a0with\u00a0your\u00a0peers \u2014\u00a0because group processing is also\u00a0important \u2014 you&#8217;ve already done the figuring out of what your current challenge is, what you need, and who you\u00a0are as\u00a0a leader,&#8221; Lucinda explains.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cTogether, that gives you the grounding to think less about\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">performing leadership well<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and more about\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">what the people around you actually need<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from you.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Future Leadership Pipeline is Watching\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is a significant risk in continuing to develop leaders for yesterday\u2019s role.\u00a0Leaders who are given more\u00a0interpersonal\u00a0responsibilities\u00a0without the tools, time,\u00a0or space to carry it will burn out.\u00a0Organisations\u00a0will lose talented people, and others will look at the role and\u00a0decide\u00a0they do not want it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That last consequence may be the most overlooked.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Leadership is becoming less and less aspirational,&#8221; Lucinda says.\u00a0\u201cYounger generations, watching what the role now demands, are choosing portfolio careers and entrepreneurship instead and measuring success in well-being and time, not just salary and title.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Organisations\u00a0cannot solve this simply by adding another course to the leadership curriculum. 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