CHAPTER THREE
DESIGNING A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Formal training workshops and seminars are the core of any leadership development program. Once the key decision makers have chosen organization-specific leadership competencies and characteristics or you have identified the ones on which you would like to focus, the next steps are to select the right modules or topics to address those skills and traits, and then to determine the appropriate order or sequence of the topics. The program must reflect the organization’s management philosophy and desired leadership competencies and practices. Although the specific topics are determined by both individual and organizational needs as identified in the front-end analysis and tied to the strategic ...
