Most Leadership Training Don’t Yield Desired Results: Here’s How to Make Them Work
Every year, organizations pour millions into leadership training. Yet, many of those programs fail to deliver lasting impact. Within weeks, the enthusiasm fades, and people slip back into their old ways of leading and working.
Debra Roberts, in her Inc. article “Why Leadership Training Is Often a Waste of Money,” captures this dilemma perfectly. She notes that most leadership programs focus too much on leaders alone, rely on one-off events, and rarely include reinforcement or real-world application.
But what if leadership training could be done differently—intentionally designed to create deep, sustainable change?
That’s exactly the philosophy behind our Leadership Development for Managers and Team Leaders Course — a two-module experience built on John Maxwell’s time-tested frameworks and designed to address every issue Roberts highlights.
Let’s break it down.
1. Leadership Training That Involves Real-Life Practice
Roberts argues that one of the biggest failures of leadership training is that it happens in isolation—away from real work. Participants attend a retreat or seminar, get inspired, then return to the same routines that undermine progress.
Our approach fixes that.
Each module in the course runs for five weeks, with one session per week. This structure allows participants to apply what they learn immediately between sessions. They aren’t just hearing principles—they’re practicing them in real leadership situations.
And because every session begins with reflection and feedback on real-world application, learning becomes practical, personal, and lasting.
2. Training That Builds Both the Leader and the Team
Traditional leadership development often stops with the individual leader. But Roberts emphasizes that training should include the whole team—because leadership is a team sport.
Our course blends both dimensions seamlessly:
- Module 1 – Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 helps participants grow self-awareness, character, discipline, vision, personal growth and influence, among others. It strengthens the inner core of leadership.
- Module 2 – Developing the Leaders Around You equips participants to identify build, empower, and multiply leadership within their teams.
In essence, we move from personal growth to team development—ensuring that leaders not only get better but also make everyone around them better. That’s how you multiply leadership capacity across an organization.
3. Reinforcement Through Accountability Partnerships
One of Roberts’ strongest points is that leadership development collapses when there’s no reinforcement. Without consistent practice and feedback, old habits creep back in.
That’s why our program includes a built-in Accountability Partnership session after each week’s class.
Participants pair up to:
- Share how they’ve applied lessons in real time,
- Reflect on what worked and what didn’t, and
- Encourage each other to stay consistent.
This accountability loop keeps momentum alive and ensures the learning translates into lasting behavioral change.
4. Shared Language and Communication Frameworks
Roberts calls communication the “operating system” of every organization—and she’s right. Without a shared framework for communication, even the best leadership intentions collapse under misunderstanding and misalignment.
Our course provides participants with a common leadership vocabulary drawn from Maxwell’s frameworks—concepts like “whatever-it-takes attitude,” “influence,” “personal growth,” and “equipping others.”
As managers and team leaders internalize these principles together, they start speaking the same leadership language. This shared understanding strengthens collaboration, clarities vision, and develops culture across departments.
5. Built-In Accountability and Measurable Growth
Roberts notes that most leadership programs fail because there’s no follow-up or measurable accountability. Ours was designed to overcome that.
Each participant receives structured homework exercises and reflection tools after every session. These are not busywork—they are growth prompts. Over the 10-week journey, participants track their progress, document key insights, and measure tangible improvements in personal and team leadership effectiveness.
In addition, supervisors can integrate these lessons into team reviews, ensuring the organization continues to reap value long after the course ends.
6. Tailored for Today’s Leadership Challenges
The workplace has changed. Hybrid teams, digital disruption, and generational diversity have made leadership far more complex. Roberts warns that leadership training must evolve with these realities.
Our two-module program equips managers and team leaders with timeless principles that adapt to modern challenges:
- Resilience in uncertainty,
- Empathy in communication,
- Clarity in hybrid team management, and
- Empowerment in developing others.
This isn’t leadership theory. It’s leadership that works in today’s world.
7. Leadership Development That Becomes Culture
Roberts concludes that leadership training works only when it becomes a way of life—not an event. That’s our mission.
Through continuous engagement, accountability, and community learning, our course transforms leadership development from a box to tick into a culture to live.
Ready to Build Stronger Leaders and Teams?
If you’re serious about real, lasting leadership transformation—beyond motivational talk and into measurable change—this course was built for you.
Join our next cohort of the Leadership Development for Managers and Team Leaders Course.
You’ll learn how to:
✅ Grow as a person and as a leader
✅ Develop other leaders around you
✅ Strengthen team communication and accountability
✅ Build a culture of trust, influence, and productivity
Don’t settle for leadership training that fades. Invest in one that sticks.
👉 Enroll now and start developing the kind of leadership your organization needs to thrive.
Course holds 4 pm (GMT+1) Wednesdays, starting 29 October 2025
Duration: 90 minutes a week for 5 weeks per module.
Mode of Delivery: Online via Zoom, PowerPoint presentation.
Participants will receive:
- 69 Page Participant’s Manual from the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team
- Certificate of Completion from the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team
Cost: USD 99 (NGN 99,000) per module
