One leader at a time Many people that conduct leadership development start with enhancing the skills of an individual rather than using the group. This is because it is the easiest way to assess the skills of the person to become a leader and would also give them an idea how much more he or she needs to improve. Many leaders think that they know themselves already that is why they decline to do self-assessment regularly. Experts say that these people don t realize that the more that they decline doing self-reassessment, the more that they get stuck to their own routine which leaves them lesser room for improvement. These are now used to guide leadership development at all levels. By the same token, a majority of organizations have, on their own, identified and defined the characteristics and qualities of successful leaders. The question now at hand is this: How then are competencies used in a most effective way in leadership development? Experts say that for one to develop a positive outlook in life, he or she must be able to keep a positive attitude first. Once positive attitude is set, it is easier to look things in an orderly way. For one to develop positive attitude, he or she must undergo self-reassessment to find out what are his or her strengths as well as the weaknesses. The ability to recognize the problematic aspects of your personality and to either minimize or remove them is one of the hallmarks of good leadership. Finally, leadership development isn't all just about navel-gazing. It's also about learning skills that are helpful in your job as leader. Some of these skills are administrative ones like balancing a schedule or writing an assessment report. Most companies know that investing a lot of time and money into a potential leader can be very beneficial This is because talent always pays off in the end. Be sure to be take these lessons into mind and be open to them. Future promotions may hinge on them. Another thing to expect from a company's leadership development program is added work.