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Leadership Program. 2006 Ethiopia Profile. 520 employees in 6 sites Expat workforce: 3% expat 12 director level positions; 70% occupied by Expats. Define leadership capabilities. Surveyed all people in those current positions and asked them to self-identify Surveyed their supervisors
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2006 Ethiopia Profile • 520 employees in 6 sites • Expat workforce: 3% expat • 12 director level positions; 70% occupied by Expats
Define leadership capabilities • Surveyed all people in those current positions and asked them to self-identify • Surveyed their supervisors • Surveyed executive staff (in terms of future planning)
Ethiopia Pilot: Leadership Capacity Building Program • Requirements/Application process • 12 month commitment • 360 for development purposes • Internal coaching session with L&SD • Initial Workshop • Mentoring Agreement/Training • Learning events, Harvard courses, HBR • Certificate/Awards ceremony
Launch! • Ethiopia • Liberia • Afghanistan • Thailand
IRC Strategic Objectives 2010-2012 • Using core competencies, improve the leadership capabilities of directors • Promote national staff into director positions • Test trickle down theory
What went wrong? • Senior management creates a learning environment; professional development is a priority • Responsibility from supervisors; Support from L&SD team • Customizable/self-directed learning options
Evolution/Next steps • Make it easy to cascade • LeaderNation • Training in 360’s • Incorporating into Orientation • Interview/Behavior-based traits that differentiate
Group discussion questions: • What are the objectives of your leadership program? • What are the challenges? • What resources are you using? Are you willing to share? • How do you aim to measure it?