Leadership for workforce development

Jon P. Briscoe and Erin Wilson Burns

Chapter 27 in Handbook on Leadership Education and Impact, 2025, pp 347-355 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter discusses how organizations and their leadership must adapt to the constantly evolving psychological contract, which has shifted over the years to a more boundaryless orientation for employees and a performance-over-loyalty orientation for organizations. These changes have been compounded by ramifications from the COVID-19 pandemic. Key strategies that leaders must employ to help their organizations thrive in the current environment include (a) differentiation, or building up the capabilities that differentiate the organization from competitors; (b) “owning” the essential talent for establishing and maintaining that differentiation and outsourcing or using other technology to complete less-important work; and (c) building up talent to be kept within the organization. Organizations that equip their leaders with skills to coach and grow their teams will find the greatest success.

Keywords: Leadership education; Workforce development; Differentiation; Talent management; Post-pandemic trends; Leadership development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035326211
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