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: 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. ( Collaboration abilities are very important for today’s leaders to possess.) Mentoring, training and organizational planning, with individual activities such as job rotation, job shadowing and project leadership, are often components of effective leadership development programs. Classroom training, such as MBA programs, executive education and online courses might also be part of a formal program. Also, be sure to support participants with ongoing feedback and coaching; this can be especially helpful coming from senior managers who can serve as role models and mentors.