Title: How to Create a Successful Leadership Development Program | Robert Half Management Resources
Headings: How to Create a Successful Leadership Development Program
How to Create a Successful Leadership Development Program
1. Define your company’s leadership needs
2. Develop, don’t train
3. Identify potential leaders (and avoid tunnel vision)
4. Measure results
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Content: Think, too, about the company’s short-term and long-term strategic goals. For example, if the organization is on a fast track for growth, your leadership development program should be aligned to ensure the business has the right leadership in place to meet those priorities. Also, reflect on what leadership means to your business. What are the traits your firm values most in its leaders? Dig deep on this, and avoid reaching for vague descriptors such as “go-getting” or “perceptive.” Recent surveys by our company found that traits like integrity, fairness and decisiveness often rise to the top of the list as the most important attributes for business leaders to possess. 2. Develop, don’t train
Remember that leaders can be nurtured and developed, but not manufactured. When creating a leadership development program, think about how you can place participants into situations that will require them to learn and grow. Examples include giving candidates the opportunity to step up when other leaders are away or to collaborate with colleagues in other departments on a special project. (