5 top articles to elevate your leaders

Leadership is more than just creating a vision and getting your organization to follow it. Leaders know how to elevate others, to encourage the future generation of leadership.

In the last year, we’ve shared many great articles about elevating the next level of leadership. These top 5 articles were some of your favorites about how to invest in future leaders:

1. Elevate open leaders by getting out of the way

Jos writes about the rapid rise of agile organizations capable of quickly and effectively adapting to market new ideas with large-scale impacts. These companies tend to have something in common: they have a clear core direction and young, energetic leaders—leaders who encourage their talented employees to develop their potential. The way these organizations apply open principles to developing their internal talent is a critical component of their sustainability and success.

2. Why tech leaders need to mentor and coach others

Part of giving thanks to the people who supported you in your career is giving back to those who are just starting theirs. David wrote about why it’s important for leaders to mentor and support others. Coaching and mentoring is a very rewarding way to pay it forward to the next generation of leaders.

3. To be an open leader, listen to your heart

Jos shared this leadership insight about how allowing talented leadership to excel in a more open organizational structure can determine a young company's success. But in order to transform into a more open organization, you'll need to provide that space for talented leaders to grow.

4. The benefits of fractional leadership

Laura described a new way for organizations to explore leadership through fractional leadership. Whether it’s filling in during a transition, or leveraging outside help to support you, fractional leadership can help you develop a long-term strategy, build insights, create processes, or determine skills within the organization.

5. Open organizations where leaders can emerge

Building these systems and processes is critical during your open organization’s hybrid phase. In this article, Jos explained what that means and why it’s so important. To foster engaged and innovative organizations, you need to set the right conditions for open leaders to thrive.