Management training: The value of context

We tend to focus a lot of our managerial training in America on transactional elements of the process, which often leave managers ill-equipped for dealing with real issues or human beings. It's time we change that.

There are a handful of things I've never understood about management training. Let me condense that down and try to focus on two elements.

The first one is about timing. Consider this article from Fast Company, where you learn these two facts:

• On average, people get their first leadership position at 30.

• On average, people attend their first leadership tra…