Leadership Lattice

How to keep from losing good young leaders at your organization

How to keep from losing good young leaders at your organization

raditionally, corporations have long talked about the leadership ladder - each rung of the proverbial ladder equaling a new role, title, pay, and/or leadership level.  Unfortunately, that’s quite an outdated model and just doesn’t work for the new worker.

When we look at the Leadership Growth Lattice, it functions like the name.  Instead of straight up, its sprawls out like a garden lattice.  It assists in creating a “holistic” employee with multiple dimensions of growth, service and leadership.

Imagine a lattice and the buckets you may want an employee to think about as they grow within your organization.

Millennials with Matt Episode 3: Growing Millennials' Careers With a Leadership Lattice

Millennials with Matt Episode 3: Growing Millennials' Careers With a Leadership Lattice

A leadership lattice, unlike a leadership ladder, looks to expand a young professional's leadership capability by using a cross-section of many leadership opportunities both in and outside of work. Millennial expert Matt Harrington talks about how a good coach or manager is constantly building a leadership lattice with their Millennial workers to provide maximum retention and growth potential.