As with all personal development, the transition to becoming a leader should not be a sudden step-change. Employees don’t usually enter a meeting room to be informed of their promotion and immediately shift from taking direction to giving direction. If we consider the transition to be more gradual, when would be the appropriate time in your career to start thinking about leadership and incorporating it into your work? The title of this blog is a spoiler for my views. I think it is worthwhile to start on the path to leadership from the beginning of your career and this week’s post will cover what I mean by leadership, how you can deploy it and why it is valuable.