There is a stream of research showing that, fundamentally, executive development is a learning-based process In essence, people are exposed to a variety of events. These events provoke experiences that, if reflected upon, the potential to teach lessons about executive effectiveness. To the degree that these lessons are internalized, executives alter and reshape their attitudes, perspectives, and assessments of the skills they need. To the degree that they are apply, through feedback-rich practice, the insights they to able have gained, they can improve their executive functioning currently and in future. So the key to executive development is placing executives into situations that have the potential to teach valuable lessons about effectiveness, and supporting them in extracting the lessons from those experiences This also requires supporting executives in learning how to learn more effectively and in becoming more skilled at recognizing and taking opportunities to practice.