The Infinity Principle

This concept relates to the idea that every individual is in a state of continuous growth. Leadership development is a never-ending process, continuing as long as the learner wishes.

In implementing the program, it was quickly recognized that leadership competencies cannot be acquired in a few training sessions or in a training course, but only as a result of a long-range developmental process. The understanding of this concept has led us to use the term "development" rather than "training." Thus, the program has been designed in a six-year sequence offering—--in a spiral fashion--ever expanding new curricula for the learning of predetermined capabilities.¹

For information on how individuals grow through program participation, see Leadership Development By Design.

[1] Banathy, Bela. Report on a Leadership Development Experiment. August, 1964. 10pp. [Original emphasis.]