Defining a Leadership Development Curriculum

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1 Defining a Leadership Development Curriculum David Berke Center for Creative Leadership

2 Who s In the Room Name Where you work/what you do there What is your interest in/responsibility for Leadership curriculum development What is your definition of curriculum

3 Agenda Definitions Leadership vs. Management Your role DLT Model for defining curriculum Step 1: Define the business need Step 2: Define the leadership need Step 3: Define the competencies Review remaining steps Job Challenge Profile Summary and Close

4 Curriculum A body of knowledge to be transmitted A structured systematic approach aimed at achieving well defined objectives

5 Leadership and Management ACTION MANAGEMENT (complexity) LEADERSHIP (change) Creating an Agenda Planning And Budgeting Establishing a Direction Developing Human Network for Achieving the Agenda Organizing and Staffing Aligning People Execution Controlling and Problem Solving Motivating and Inspiring Outcome Produces a degree of predictability and order Produces oftendramatic change Adapted from Kotter, J.P. (1990) A force for change: How leadership differs from management. New York: Free Press

6 Your Role What is your role and responsibility for developing a leadership curriculum? Specific goals? Specific outcomes? Which groups?

7 Developing Leadership Talent A Framework for Examining Leadership Development Processes Ongoing Evaluation Business/Organizational Needs Implementation Development Strategies Organization A C S A C S Individual Gap Analysis Implications for Leadership Leadership Competencies

8 Ongoing Evaluation Determine effectiveness of development system on individuals & organization Guide adjustment to maintain effective development system Implementation The processes used in a systematic way that lead to ongoing development of specific levels of mastery for targeted competencies. Development Strategies Development methodologies used to attain desired level of mastery for identified competencies for identified target populations Developing Leadership Talent A Framework for Examining Leadership Development Processes Organization C C A A S S Individual Gap Analysis Assessing difference between desired state and current state and determining resource investment to close gap Business/Organizational Needs Core for organization s Vision/Mission Specific to current and future business challenges Implications for Leadership Leadership actions needed: Culture/climate & specific to strategy Non-leadership issues Leadership Competencie Leadership sskills and perspectives that drive desired culture, performance, and goal attainment

9 Foundation for Development: Feedback

10 Identifying the Business Need Business Drivers/Organizational Needs What business drivers and organizational needs are shaping the way your organization works?

11 Identifying the Leadership Needs Implications for Leadership Given the top business drivers, challenges, and issues identified, what actions should leaders (the target population to be developed) be prepared to take in response to them?

12 Identifying Competencies Leadership Competencies In order to take the actions described above, what skills or competencies do your leaders need to possess?

13 Identifying Competencies