Growing Future Leaders: Nurturing Team Leads as a Path to Managerial Succession

Discover effective strategies for developing future leaders within your organization in this insightful 23-minute talk by Anna Kurylo at LeadDev. Learn how to nurture team leads as a pathway to managerial succession when direct management positions are limited. Explore the process of identifying and preparing interested individual contributors for leadership roles through team lead positions. Gain valuable insights from Anna's experience in successfully growing two team leads within her organization, resulting in a win-win-win situation for herself, the teams, and the new leaders. Understand the crucial steps involved in this transition, including team formation, leadership training, mentoring, and making organizational announcements. Focus on key areas such as giving and receiving feedback, handling difficult conversations, and establishing expected leadership behaviors. Discover methods for increasing the visibility of new team leads beyond their initial responsibilities. Learn from Anna's mistakes and apply her lessons to your own leadership development initiatives. Whether you're preparing a successor or nurturing future managers, this talk provides practical advice for creating a robust leadership pipeline within your team.