Supporting Leadership Development:

Holding Leaders of Learners Accountable

Host: Annamarie Lang Senior Consultant, DDI Leadership Solutions Group

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Webinar Agenda
Setting the Stage
Meet our panelists Q and A Best Practices

How can you participate?

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Setting the Stage

Time for development: 28 percent of leaders felt there was enough time allowed at the job for development.

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A systematic approach:

60 percent of team or project/ program managers indicated that their organization did not have a systematic approach to prepare a trainee to transfer or apply learning to the job.
Source: ESI International, Applying Training and Transferring Learning in the Workplace: How to Turn Hope into Reality, 2011. 4
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Setting the Stage

Management commitment: 62% of respondents cited lack of management commitment as the main reason their sustainment efforts have failed?

Source: Atkinson, Sustaining Behavior Change and Business Results: Lessons from the Leaders, 2012, Forum.
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Research Results
BEFORE DURING AFTER

Manager

Learner

Trainer

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Source: Broad & Newstrom, Transfer of Training: Action-Packed Strategies to Ensure High Payoff from Training Investments, Perseus, 1992.
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Meet the Panelists

Michael Poll Manager, Training and Development TMK IPSCO

Arlene P. Green, Ph.D. Senior Director, Field Learning & Development PepsiCo

Kara Schillaci Director, Organization Management & Development PepsiCo

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 What are you doing to promote/drive leader of learner support for training and development? What positive outcomes have you seen with your approach? What challenges have you encountered? What would you do differently?
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 What one piece of advice would you offer when it comes to supporting leadership development?

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Best Practice #1
Engage leaders of learners and senior leaders in planning. Create a Learning Council Implementation Planning/Learning Journey
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Best Practice #2
Engage the leaders of learners and senior leaders in the content.
Have them attend a 2.5 hour primer: Reinforcing Leadership Development

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Reinforcing Leadership Development

Generate anticipation.

Ensure complete focus.

Support immediate application. Provide ongoing feedback.

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Best Practice #3

Just ask! What are the things we actually want the leaders of the learners to do? Do you provide them a checklist?
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Best Practice #4
Measurement is good but what about measuring leaders of learners role? Leading Indicator Survey

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Leading Indicator Sample

Strongly Disagree Since participating in the training, I have had opportunities to apply the trained skills on the job. I can identify at least one specific example of where Ive successfully applied the skills that I learned in this training program. The training has increased my confidence in applying the skills or concepts on the job. I feel motivated to use the skills I learned. I think the training I recently attended is relevant to my job. My manager does a good job of coaching and supporting me in my development efforts. I have met with my manager to discuss my action plan and how I will apply what I learned in the training. My manager is holding me accountable for making progress on my development plan. I know how to measure my progress in applying the skills I learned. Employees here are recognized for positive leadership behaviors. Employees here are recognized for using the behaviors taught in the training. I can articulate why the organization believes the training I recently attended is important. Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Agree Strongly Agree

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Thank you Panelists!

Michael Poll Manager, Training and Development

Arlene P. Green, Ph.D. Senior Director, Field Learning & Development

Kara Schillaci Director, Organization Management & Development

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Thank you.

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