Helping your team establish leadership professional development plans and opportunities enables them to take ownership of their personal development—whether that’s through mentoring, skills assessment programs, online learning, or in-house development.
These leadership development techniques can help you nurture the next generation of star performers and develop future company leadership teams. They also present an opportunity to develop an individual’s ability to contribute to the company’s revenue and performance overall.
Employees seeking professional development opportunities will expect feedback and answers to questions like:
If you can answer these questions and mark the learning milestones of your talent, you will retain and develop your employees into leaders over time. That’s good news for getting succession planning right.
A leadership development program is a comprehensive plan that supports the growth of an employee into a predetermined leadership role. This strategy cultivates the specific qualities for serving the leadership position within the company.
An effective leadership development program actively encourages employee growth in line with larger company objectives and is key to long-term organizational success.
Follow this simple 5-step process to build the framework for an effective leadership development program.
Leadership development programs take time and effort. HR software that can tell you who is performing, who was recently promoted, and who exceeds expectations will help you keep track of star performers.
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