{"id":1442,"date":"2017-01-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingweb.trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/leadership-development\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:10:19","slug":"leadership-development","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/leadership-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Development"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1442","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"main_content":"<strong>Leadership development<\/strong> involves courses or training or educational programs whose purpose is to improve the performance of managers and personnel leaders within the organization. Leadership development often includes courses and educational programs for first-line supervisors, middle managers and senior executives. 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