There are various stages in this assignment. Its very long journey, you have milestones but not destinations. I done this kind of assignment in my previous company.
The Stages
Setting Clear Objectives
q I feel this is very important because it set the Objectives. Top Management should spend time and share their expectations
q Better form a Core Team with your Sr Management to set a targets
q Try to involve one OD consultant or Leadership Development experts who can facilitate the meeting and give valuable inputs
q When you set Objectives be ambitious but realistic.
q There are two points to understand very well. Vision of the Organization. Future Business Plans and Organizational Cultural Support to fulfill the Business plans
Define Leadership
q This is very very crucial-This can be very clearly defined what is a Generic Leadership Competencies. Second Level Competencies required for the specific Function and Level
q You better a apply methodology called BEI -Behavioral Event Interview to understand which is the competencies of your best people.
q But little careful with carry away with only Competencies your best people show, sometimes in my experience i seen some Leaders give best results but the process the taken to give results' but literally destroy team.
q Another approach is take an example of good companies of your relative Industries and try to understand their Leadership Competencies Matrics. But we cannot apply straight to the organization but have to do a lot of brainstorming in the perspective of Business Model & Prevailing Culture and expected cultural change
q Define very clearly the Vales you would like to have in your organization in first level. This gives a lot inputs to Define Leadership.
Assessing the Gap is again in three major areas
q Skills – Like Communication, Inter Personal Skills
q Knowledge –Understating Conceptual Frame Work of Leadership ( As adapted by the Organization
q Orientations –This is towards Values, Beliefs, Styles( Very important point I observed Self Perception and Interpersonal Orientation is a key element here to understand. Most of the times if we understand this understanding above two gaps are very easy )
q How to assess there are various Leadership Assessment Tools are available ,and if incase there are agencies who can design as per your requirement.
q Assessment Centers is one of the proven tool across the world in Leadership Assessment
Charting Development Plan
q This is area where a real execution starts but above processes are very essential for Focused, result Oriented Sustainable results
q I wrote a Developmental Plan, that includes all kind of Learning Experiences like Class Room and Out bound Training, On the Job Training, New Projects and Mentorship and Mentoring etc
q What is effective and what combination of Learning experiences is effective is purely your decision
Effectiveness Assessment
q This have to be practical. What I mean after the Initial Training unless until we put them into Practical Assignments, the Learning wont become a Skill or Orientation. In this time they might do mistakes and organization have to bare and seniors and mentors have to give monitor very closely and give constructive feedback
Support System
q Should be attached to the Performance Management System
q Should be attached to the Succession Planning
q Mentors should get trained very well in the Mentoring Skills
q Organization Level Support required
Above are various stages in the Process. In implementation, every stage carry a lot in depth process.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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