Leadership development is shifting. For years, the focus was on executives or emerging leaders. Now, attention is moving to a critical middle layer: Senior leaders who lead other leaders.

And most organizations aren’t ready.

In a recent Learning & Development Board discussion, 67% of L&D teams said their approach to this group is evolving or being redesigned.

The challenge isn’t just redesigning programs. It’s how to develop leaders who are too senior for standardized training — yet too critical to leave unsupported?

In this report, you’ll discover how L&D leaders are:

• Redesigning development for “leaders of leaders,” not just individual contributors
• Supporting external hires through structured onboarding, coaching, and integration
• Shifting focus from skill-building to organizational impact and enterprise thinking
• Reinforcing leadership behaviors like growth mindset and leading through ambiguity

Download the report to see how L&D leaders are rebuilding senior leader development, and what it means for your strategy.