Creating Leadership Development Programs Certificate

• Identify the Organization

• Leadership Development Process

• Define Key Business Drivers

• Engage the Leaders from the Start

• Set Expectations

• Leadership Competency

• Leadership Commitment

• Establish Goals

• Select Participants

• Build a Communication Plan

• Development Methods

• Leadership Development Options

An effective leadership development program can be a differentiator in an organization’s future readiness and ability to remain competitive and relevant. The lack of leadership skills is regularly cited as critical skills gaps in most industries. Equipping high performers and managers with the leadership qualities an organization values can bring many positive outcomes, from organizational growth to increase employee satisfaction.

• Use the ATD leadership development model to create a leadership development program.

• Ensure alignment of a leadership development program to an organization’s culture, vision, mission, and goals, as well as competencies, customers' requirements, and business needs.

• Select and implement appropriate learning methods.

• List content and competencies that must be included in a leadership development program.

• List observable behaviors that display a leader’s ability to demonstrate the competencies.

• Discuss a hierarchy of competencies and content for entry, mid-level, and executives.

• Utilize process planning checklists and other job aids to create a leadership development program.

• Measure and link the value of a leadership development program to an organization’s bottom line.

• Implement questionnaires, assessment methods, and self-evaluation tools presented in the leadership development program.

• Incorporate best practices in leadership needs assessments, implementation, and when identifying high potential candidates for leadership programs.

• Discover the components of planning, designing, and sustaining best-in-class leadership development programs.

• Directly align leadership development programs to your organization’s culture, goals, vision, and mission.

• Review the latest research and trends on leadership development and compare best practices against your organization’s current approach.

• Access dozens of ready-to-use tools and templates to support your design work.

• Earn an industry-recognized ATD certificate and digital badge.

This program is ideal for participants with backgrounds in learning design who have a business need to develop leaders and create effective leadership programs. The program focuses on understanding and applying best practices in developing a leadership development process, including designing learning experiences that nurture new leaders. This program is not a leadership course in and of itself.

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