Great leaders understand the importance of always adding to their wealth of knowledge. It is crucial for leaders to learn on a continuous basis. There are many leaders who don’t feel the need to keep learning. They feel like they’ve learned all they need to know to be leaders. Most of those leader types have already stopped reading this. If you are still reading, good for you! I’ll ask you a question: Do you have a personal and/or growth plan? Leadership development is a process that takes place over time. It does not happen overnight.