Build Impactful Leadership Development Programs
Abandon one-size-fits-all leadership development and build programs designed with organizational goals in mind.
- Although leadership development is consistently identified as a top priority for organizations, challenges in measuring its effectiveness make it difficult to pinpoint what is working and what isn’t. This leads to wasted resources on programs that do not result in behavioral change and an overall frustration with leadership development capability.
- Organizations pour money into leadership development programs that are too general or do not sufficiently apply to their circumstances, making it difficult for leaders to apply learnings and improve performance.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Abandon the idea that one-size-fits-all leadership development programs will meet your organizational needs.
- Build a targeted program rooted in organizational goals in order to drive behavioral change and demonstrate business impact.
Impact and Result
- Create a leadership development program rooted in organizational goals to:
- Make learning contextual and transferable.
- Facilitate measurement in order to demonstrate program effectiveness and inform iteration, to drive business impact.
Build Impactful Leadership Development Programs
1. Create a plan for leadership development
Draft leadership development goals and consider risks and contingencies for development efforts.
2. Identify program needs
Understand development challenges and develop learning objectives that address current learning activity gaps.
3. Build the program
Map out the program, accountabilities, and timing, including effectiveness and sustainability metrics.
4. Implement and evaluate
Determine guidelines for participants and develop a communication and roll-out strategy.
Manager & Leadership Development
1 to 1.5 CPD hours per course.
McLean & Company is recognized by SHRM and can award Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.
HR Certification Institute’s® official seal confirms that McLean & Company meets the criteria for pre-approved recertification credit(s) for any of HRCI’s eight credentials, including SPHR® and PHR®.
How to complete this course:
Use these videos, along with the Project Blueprint deck above, to gain an understanding of the subject. Start with the Introduction, then move through each of the Course Modules. At the end of each Module, you will be required to complete a short test to demonstrate your understanding. You will complete this course when you have completed all of the course tests.
- Number of Course Modules: 5
- Estimated Completion Time: 1.5 hours
Learning Outcome
Explain the importance of manager and leadership development, and identify appropriate topics and methods for delivering content with consideration for the different levels of leadership.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Make the case for manager and leadership development in their organizations.
- Identify typical expectations and associated learning objectives for different levels of leadership.
- Describe the different types of content delivery typically used in leadership development, and identify the correct blend of methods adhering to the 70-20-10 principle.
- Describe the critical steps involved in implementing a manager or leadership development program.
Course Modules
Introduction
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Workshop: Build Impactful Leadership Development Programs
Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost onsite delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.
Module 1: Create a Plan for Leadership Development
The Purpose
- Address challenges and risks to determine effective program goals.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Use McLean & Company’s methodology for improving leadership development’s impact.
- Prepare to create a leadership development program.
Activities
Outputs
Set leadership development goals for the organization.
- Created leadership development goals
Review leadership competencies to define leadership in the organization.
- Determined if leadership behaviors or competencies are aligned with organizational goals
Identify risks to leadership development.
- Address program risks
Module 2: Identify Program Needs
The Purpose
Draft learning objectives and begin developing activities.
Key Benefits Achieved
Align learning objectives to competencies.
Activities
Outputs
Use an impact map to create learning objectives.
- Program learning objectives
Identify themes and prioritize learning objectives.
Identify existing leadership development activities in your organization.
- Identified existing learning activities that can be leveraged for the program
Module 3: Build and Implement the Leadership Development Program
The Purpose
- Outline the program.
- Determine an implementation strategy.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Design the leadership development program.
- Plan the program launch.
Activities
Outputs
Determine what new learning activities need to be developed for the program.
- Program learning activities
Map out your leadership development program.
- Map of the leadership development program
Determine the timing of learning activities.
- Leadership Development Playbook
Determine your roll-out strategy.
Determine key messages for program communication.
- Roll-out and communications strategy
About McLean & Company
McLean & Company is an HR research and advisory firm providing practical solutions to human resources challenges via executable research, tools, diagnostics, and advisory services that have a clear and measurable impact on your business.
What Is a Blueprint?
A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your HR problems.
Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.
Need Extra Help?
Try Our Guided Implementations
Get the help you need in this 4-phase advisory process. You'll receive 8 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.
Guided Implementation #1 - Create a plan for leadership development.
- Call #1 - Confirm levels for leadership development and identify leadership challenges.
- Call #2 - Determine organizational leadership development goals, review competencies, and brainstorm risks to leadership development.
Guided Implementation #2 - Identify program needs.
- Call #1 - Develop learning objectives based on organizational goals and common challenges.
- Call #2 - Analyze existing learning activities to identify what can be leveraged for the program and uncover gaps.
Guided Implementation #3 - Build the program.
- Call #1 - Determine the appropriate mix of learning methods to create an effective program.
- Call #2 - Map out the leadership development program.
Guided Implementation #4 - Implement and evaluate.
- Call #1 - Determine an appropriate program roll-out and communication strategy.
- Call #2 - Analyze data to determine program strengths and areas of improvement.
Contributors
- Jill Birch, CEO, BirchGrove Inc.
- Susan Drake, Director of Human Resources, Maple Reinders
- Monica Goodale, Assistant Vice President of National Learning & Development, Zenith Insurance Company
- Darcy Jacobs, VP of Engagement and Development, Noventis Credit Union
- Donna Krakovsky, Director of HR and Talent Management, Atlus Group
- Sara Pena, Talent Development, CalPERS
- Dr. Jack Phillips, Ph.D., Chairman, ROI Institute, Inc.
- Dr. Glenn Rowe, Ph.D., Ivey Alumni Association Toronto Chapter Faculty Professor in Business Leadership
- Karen Van Amerongen, Team Leader of Leadership and Engagement Programs, CalPERS
- Minna Whitman, Manager of Learning for North America, HRG North America