Abstract
The present field study evaluates a newly designed and change-oriented leader development training to strengthen instrumental and transformational leadership behaviors. The aim was to investigate the trainability of instrumental as well as transformational leadership behaviors within a two-day training and to examine the process of how leaders develop when taking their previous knowledge as a starting point. In order to evaluate the training, we calculated a growth curve model, considering nonlinearity of the development. In addition, we have set up a moderated meditation session within the training to test whether changes in leadership behavior caused by training alter change outcomes. In sum, 59 leaders rated by 387 followers participated in the training. The control group consists of 54 leaders, rated by 188 followers. The results show that instrumental and transformational leadership behaviors developed three months after the training, whereas the control group nearly maintained or decreased. Moreover, it was found that the transformational leadership behavior develops in a reversed u-shape based on previous knowledge, and that the positive change in leadership behaviors caused by the training resulted in a variation of change-relevant criteria.
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