Abstract
Leadership is the single most important element for the success of an organization. This explains why leadership skill is one of the most sought after skills. The only challenge is that effective leaders are few. Leadership development is meant to eradicate the shortage of leaders but there is a widespread outcry about the effectiveness of the current leadership interventions. Despite the huge expenditure in developing leaders, the outcomes are not comparable to the resources invested. Beyond the traditional elements (content, context, program length and delivery) of leadership development, the boundaries of research and practices have to be extended to the neglected elements of learning like metacognitive ability, hence this study examines the effect metacognitive ability on leadership development. The study was conducted among MBA students within private universities in Kenya. The sample size was 314 students, with a response rate of 92 percent. The results reveal that metacognitive ability significantly predicts leadership developments. The results imply that the higher the levels of metacognitive ability that leadership development participants have, the better they are at acquiring leadership skills.
Highlights
Deloitte Consulting LLP and Bersin [Deloitte] (2014) observes that shortage of leaders is one of the biggest challenges for growth in companies around the world
The results showed that metacognitive ability and leadership development are significantly correlated, with r(288) = .428, p < .001, as depicted in table 1
The results indicate that respondents with high metacognitive ability scores have high leadership development scores
Summary
Deloitte Consulting LLP and Bersin [Deloitte] (2014) observes that shortage of leaders is one of the biggest challenges for growth in companies around the world. Every generation has experienced the problem of leadership shortage, but the current generation is in dire need of effective leadership. The leadership needs are not just at the executive level, they are experienced at every level of the organization. The expanding, changing knowledge economy and retiring leaders have created a huge demand for leaders and leadership across the globe. At the same time the pace of change in the knowledge economy continues to increase while the global leadership learning curve is becoming longer. These changes have created a shortage of qualified and capable leaders in many organizations (UNC, 2014)
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