Grooming executives and business leaders

Grooming executives and business leaders

There is an urgent need for competent workforce at all levels across all industries globally and has resulted in creation and adoption of best practices.  Many companies are now developing leadership by various concepts and methods including but not limited to rigorous hiring process, sharing purpose/values, coordination, inclusion of tools like Career planning, mentoring, Continuous learning, coping with Culture Diversity; Accountability, diversification of talent.  Other important factor includes Trust, flexibility, empowerment, open communication.

For a leader to be successful they must share a common vision and strategy in accordance with the company policies, mush to innovative,   develop    effective and achievable goals and dreams, must provide outstanding results , support experiential learning and show excellent Integrity and Character.

Almost all of these companies provide excellent opportunities for 360⁰ development through training programs on all aspects like developing leadership, financial/marketing and business skills with full flexibility. The trainings must emphasis on Collaboration, Accountability, Judgment, and values.

For leadership to be effective it must be driven and accompanied by responsibility delegation, gain focus, motivation, effective communication, integrity, Self-Confidence; full Knowledge of the Business and Adaptation. An effective leader will challenge the present process for the good, inspire a shared vision, motivate and authorization for actions, model the way, positive attitude and create open environment. An integrated Succession management programme is one of the most important processes that links succession planning with leadership development and provides a source of competitive advantage.

              

An excellent leader will always use organizational leadership to, communicate, coordinate, motivate and delegate employees and team members. Each individual then acts as a contributor. Best-practices leadership keeps employees motivated throughout the process, adapting the scope or strategy as essential, and developing an efficient communication policy.

The very first step is the planning the  Process/Program Design which includes defining meanings, designing model, Alignment with the culture, values, and strategy; Involvement of top management and engagement of top talents. The inclusion of experience both online and offline is another important tool. This involves experiential learning, Networking, Rotational assignments, Rotate participants across disciplines and Social/political competence.

The next step is that of Content/Curriculum/Competencies which include developing learning modules, identification of the deficiencies/gaps, Case studies, Smart Content, Focus and prioritization and Leadership curriculum design. The Learning/Teaching includes 360-feedback and feed-forward; targeting all levels of leadership, support Multi-dimensional learning designs, Integration with talent management. Coaching/Mentoring mostly includes Engagement of senior leaders as teachers, mentors, and coaches. It also uses both internal and external coaches and mentors.

The last step in this process is the Results/Outcomes/Reach. This most often includes  Orientation, Measurement  and tracking of  results against desired outcomes ,verifying  Scope and  Outreach , Evaluation of  Return on investment(ROI) and  Defining  expected results.