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A 30-year-old company preparing for major change has identified five "behavioural shifts" to help turn its technical leaders into organisational leaders.

Employers that run a regular "stocktake" of their L&D programs - and tweak them accordingly - are far more likely to get a strong return on investment than those that run them reactively, according to frontline leadership expert Karen Schmidt.

Employers that "develop" their leaders by throwing them in the deep end, or wait until vacancies arise before approaching potential replacements, risk putting them off altogether, warns frontline leadership expert Karen Schmidt.

Twelve development mistakes commonly prevent frontline leaders from reaching their full potential. Watch this webcast to learn what they are so you can avoid them.

• Perceptions of unfairness holding back flexible work progress
  
• Leadership development mistakes to avoid
  
• Nearly half of employees are 'detractors'
  
• Using a second language harms work performance

• Five ways to address declining employee engagement
  
• HR focus shifts from recruitment to development
  
• Major disconnect between employee/employer goals
  
• Diversity tops jobseeking infrastructure professionals' wishlists

In a webinar on 11 June, frontline leadership expert Karen Schmidt will outline 12 mistakes that commonly prevent frontline leaders from reaching their full potential, and how you can avoid them. Premium members should click through to request a pass, while free subscribers can upgrade their membership level here for access.

HR professionals too often see themselves as a provider of leadership development, rather than a worthy recipient, says performance specialist Arvinder Dhesi.

Australian organisations continue to embrace online learning without taking time to ensure it focuses on achieving tangible outcomes, an expert says.

The term "gamification" can be misleading and off-putting, but what it's really about - using engagement principles to make people do things they wouldn't otherwise do - should already be second-nature to HR, according to a development specialist.