Leadership Development: Integration vs Intervention?

Many peo­ple approach lead­er­ship devel­op­ment like get­ting into shape before a beach vaca­tion. There’s a big flur­ry of activ­i­ty as they sign up for a class at the gym, then noth­ing hap­pens for anoth­er year.

That’s lead­er­ship devel­op­ment by intervention.

To earn mas­tery-lev­el lead­er­ship skills, said Lawrence & Co. Advi­sor Brett Abram – VP Human Resources for a very large, well-known Cana­di­an com­pa­ny before he joined us – your lead­er­ship devel­op­ment pro­gram should be ful­ly inte­grat­ed into the orga­ni­za­tion and its oper­a­tions, with the same focus and dis­ci­pline you apply to strate­gic plan­ning and execution.

For many orga­ni­za­tions, it’s com­mon to have long term goals, bro­ken down into annu­al plans with quar­ter­ly exe­cu­tion com­mit­ments, that are reviewed month­ly and week­ly. But when it comes to lead­er­ship devel­op­ment, many peo­ple don’t think that way and it becomes a focus only after they’ve had a big prob­lem or there’s a big gap in their talent.

That’s why our cohe­sive and com­pre­hen­sive Lead­er­ship Devel­op­ment Pro­grams – to sup­port all lev­els with­in your orga­ni­za­tion – are designed to be seam­less­ly inte­grat­ed into a company’s reg­u­lar oper­at­ing rhythms. They include:

• Assess­ments
• Key-leader devel­op­ment plans, tied to annu­al strate­gic plan deliverables
• Coach­ing and training
• Reg­u­lar 360s
• Month­ly edu­ca­tion opportunities.

This dis­ci­pline ensures peo­ple build the skillsets they need to be suc­cess­ful – and for your com­pa­ny to con­tin­ue to grow and thrive.

Far less painful – and far more pro­duc­tive – than the inter­rup­tion of hard resets and interventions.

The Chal­lenge

• When it comes to your lead­er­ship devel­op­ment ini­tia­tives are you an inte­gra­tor or an interventionist?
• How about when it comes to strate­gic planning?

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