Creating a Leadership Development Program: Nine Essential Tasks

Empirical research supports common sense—leadership matters to an organization's effectiveness. Leadership skills can be learned; although learning on the job is too haphazard a way to ensure an organization's viability. A leadership development program (LDP) requires nine overlapping task...

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Published in:Public personnel management 2001-12, Vol.30 (4), p.429-444
Main Author: Pernick, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Employee training
Guidelines
Human resource management
Individual Needs
Intelligence
Job Skills
Leaders
Leadership
Leadership Effectiveness
Leadership Training
Management
Management development
Managerial skills
Methods
Open Enrollment
Opportunities
Outcomes of Education
Selection Criteria
Skill Development
Skills
Strategic business units
Training
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Summary:Empirical research supports common sense—leadership matters to an organization's effectiveness. Leadership skills can be learned; although learning on the job is too haphazard a way to ensure an organization's viability. A leadership development program (LDP) requires nine overlapping tasks, which should be managed by HR professionals. Each task answers a basic question: 1. What kind of candidates is the organization looking for? 2. What does it take to be a good leader in the organization? 3. How does one become a program participant? 4. How does the participant stack up as a leader right now? 5. What specific actions should the participant take to become a better leader? 6. In what ways is the LDP reinforced by other HR systems? 7. How can the participant's work group be part of the developmental process? 8. Is there a leadership succession plan? 9. Is the LDP giving a satisfactory return on investment?
ISSN:0091-0260
1945-7421
DOI:10.1177/009102600103000401