The Successful Leadership Development Program: How to Build It and How to Keep It Going

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List of Figures and Exhibits. Contents of the CD-ROM. Introduction. Chapter 1: Guiding Principles. The Program Principles. Summary. Chapter 2: Building Your Foundation: Philosophy, Conceptual Framework, and Operational Strategy. A Philosophy of Leadership Development. A Conceptual Framework for Leadership Development. Operational Strategy for Leadership Development. Summary. Chapter 3: Developing Your Leadership Competencies. Where Are You Now? What Are Competencies and How Will You Know Them When You See Them? Types of Competencies. Designing Your Learning Levels. Using Action Verbs. Determining Appropriate Competencies. Putting Together Your Competencies. Checking Your Accuracy. Summary. Chapter 4: Designing a Diagnostic Inventory for Leadership Competencies. What Is a Diagnostic Inventory and How Do You Use It? Key Factors to Consider in Developing Your Diagnostic Inventory. Scoring Your Diagnostic Inventory. Making the Diagnostic Inventory Work. Summary. Chapter 5: Developing and Using Your Return on Investment Model. Rationale for Your Return on Investment Model. The Overall Research Design for Your Return on Investment Model. Presenting Your Projected ROI Data. Summary. Chapter 6: Obtaining Administrative and Financial Support. Summary. Chapter 7: Developing Individual Learning Plans. What Are Learning Levels?. How Many Learning Levels Should You Have? How Should You Define Your Learning Levels? How Will You Measure Each Learning Level? How Can You Use Learning Plans? How Will You Implement the Learning Plans? How Can You Monitor the Success of the Program? Summary. Chapter 8: Defining the Roles of the Senior Team and the Participants. Completing the Diagnostic Inventory. Developing and Implementing the Learning Plan. Time Commitment. Explaining Expectations. Summary. Chapter 9: Getting Clearance to Move Forward. What Should Be Your Strategy Going Forward? How Will You Gain Their Support? How Will You Get the Ongoing Support That You Need? Summary. Chapter 10: Developing Learning Modules. Learning Objectives. Human Resources. Learning Environment. Learning Support Resources. Time Allotment. Learning Activities. Session Pre-Readings. Competency Application Tasks. Resources. Designing a Feedback Approval Mechanism for Each Module. Summary. Chapter 11: Developing an Implementation Strategy. Who Will Deliver the Program? Where Will the Program Be Delivered? When Will the Program Be Delivered? What Human, Material, and Financial Resources Will You Need?. Introducing the Program to Participants. Developing the Evaluation Strategy. Revisiting and Affirming Your Learning Objectives. Affirming and Measuring Your Success Factors. Making Revisions and Refinements to the Program. Summary. Chapter 12: What's Next? Time. Budget. Materials. Human Resources. Facilities. Organizational Support. Sustainability. Summary. Bibliography. Index. About the Authors. How to Use the CD-ROM.