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The globalization of the marketplace has brought the subject of leadership to the forefront of strategic human resources planning and development. There is a great need for leaders who can adapt and respond quickly to the changing social and economic environments. The body of knowledge and scientific research pertaining to leadership development is vast. And, effective leadership development is still an art.

This FutureU module is a survey of leadership development. It includes action steps for obtaining senior management buy-in to the importance of leadership development, including ways to inventory current organizational talent pools, identify needed future competencies, estimate the contribution of the internal pool to meet future needs, estimate needed external recruiting, create and implement a development and succession plan, provide job exposure and training to develop the needed competencies, and create effective measurement and feedback loops.

Participant Profile

Executives and mid- to upper-level managers who want to learn about the role of the HR function in planning for and managing executive development.

Topics

• Contemporary views of leadership.
• Leadership of the "Knowledge Worker."
• The difference between a manager and a leader.
• Leadership style and how to evaluate it in ourselves and others.
• How to make leadership development and training an ongoing process.
• How to nurture leadership capabilities in every employee.

Module Design

When delivered online, this module lasts two weeks when offered as part of the focused-learning program on Leadership and Human Resources. It is also available as a stand-alone, four-week online course. In either case, it requires an average of 10 hours a week of online participation and study time.

Delivery Options

Off-the-shelf or customized to meet your organization's needs. Usually delivered entirely online, via FutureU's Internet-accessible electronic campus or on your own corporate Intranet. Participants "attend class" from their own desktop or laptop computers, at home or at work, and at whatever time is most convenient to them. Such asynchronous online delivery is especially suited to geographically separated employee groups and those who find it a challenge to fit learning into an already full work schedule. Can also be adapted for on-site delivery.

Customization

Every organization faces a unique set of challenges and opportunities. The FutureU team can customize this module or any other FutureU module or program to address your real workplace concerns and integrate case study material based on your organization's experience. This course can also be modified for "blended" delivery integrating a mix of face-to-face and online work to ease those with little technology experience into the world of online learning.

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