1. The Leadership Development
Group
DEVELOPING YOUR PLAN TO PREPARE
FOR THE LEADERSHIP
NEEDS OF TOMORROW, TODAY.

2. Value and Importance of a Leadership
Development Program
 Leadership Development can be a competitive
advantage for successful organizations
 Provide successors and build a culture of
supporting personal development and
growth  more committed employees
 Each Leadership Development
program is as unique as the
business forming it

3. Why is it necessary to have a LDP?
 Less than half of the organizations in a research
survey actually had a formal method of developing
leaders
 CEO turnover rates are increasing
 The Talent Gap
 There are 76 million baby boomers in the workplace, many in
leadership roles and eligible to retire in the next 5 years
 There are only 40 million Gen X’ers in the workplace today
 Is your organization ready for the pending gap?

4. Research and Best Practices
 Leader development (self-awareness, self-
regulation, and self-motivation) needs to work with
Leadership development (growing social capital)
 Programs need to include a 360 feedback tool for
participants
 Coaching, action learning

5. Key Areas for a Successful Program
 Conduct thorough needs assessment
 Select a suitable audience (the learners)
 Ensure appropriate support infrastructure
 Design a learning system
 Design an evaluation system
 Create actions to improve the program over time
 Complete the Checklist exercise

6. Conduct a thorough needs assessment
 Current leadership team should discuss…
 What is the need for leadership development at
your organization?
 What leadership traits does your organization
value in successful leaders?
 Complete the Leadership sort exercise
 What are your talent gaps?
 Complete the Organizational Chart exercise

7. Conduct a thorough needs assessment
 Current leadership team should discuss…
 What is the need for leadership development at
your organization?
 What leadership traits does your organization
value in successful leaders?
 Complete the Leadership sort exercise
 What are your talent gaps?
 Complete the Organizational Chart exercise

8. Select a suitable audience
 Identify your high-potentials
 Do they know their status?
 Are you adequately rewarding them to keep them
engaged and with your organization?

9. Ensure appropriate support infrastructure
 Starts with support from the CEO
 Accountability for developing leaders should reside
at all levels of the organization

10. Design a learning system
 Classroom and activity learning
 Job shadowing
 Challenging projects
 Mentoring
 360 feedback
 Networking
 All tailored for the needs of your organization

11. Design an evaluation system
 Has the program allowed you to fill key leadership
roles from within?
 Do you have greater commitment to strategic
direction?
 Do you have more teamwork and collaboration?

12. Create actions to improve the program over time
 Make continuous improvements over time based
on feedback from participants and leaders
 Changes in the organization’s vision and strategy
should be reflected in the program

13. Commonalities of successful programs
 Executive buy-in and support
 Clear ties to business needs
and strategic alignment
 Creation of prestige around
the program

14. Closing
Are you ready for the challenge of
committing to leadership development?