Leadership Development

Leadership development programs at Clarion Learning are designed and developed for managers and executives who wish to lead and coach their group members more effectively to increase operational effectiveness, implement business strategy, drive change and achieve their defined business objectives both locally and across the broader organisation.﻿
The Return on Learning (ROL) from leadership development can be significant. Leadership development programs help organisations increase operational effectiveness, strengthen corporate culture, implement business strategy, support cross-functional cooperation and drive organisational change. The most important step in generating ROL is establishing a strategic context for the program from the beginning.﻿
What are the business results we are aiming for? What are the changes that we need to make to create those results? The design, delivery and review of the learning then flow from this.

"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
— John F. Kennedy

The Leadership Development Levels

The framework we propose for developing leadership talent is based on the assumption that there are likely to be three levels of leadership role in most large organisations. The Executive Leadership Team shapes the vision, values, culture and strategy of the business as well as developing future leaders. Strategic Leaders develop and align the business strategy and lead ongoing change processes to achieve the vision. Operational Leaders lead the day-to-day business operations and support people to get results.﻿
They manage people and tasks. The framework therefore becomes a leadership development pathway which moves leadership talent from the local operational level to potentially the senior executive team. Tracking this flow of talent through your organisation becomes a Key Performance Indicator for the overall effectiveness of your talent management and leadership development programs.

Business Driven Action Learning (BDAL) is an exceptional way of linking leadership development and business strategy. Henry Mintzberg, from McGill University Montreal, argues that while traditional leadership programs, corporate universities and business school exchanges create strong corporate cultures, align people with strategy, share best practice and build personal networks, they do not develop the skills of exceptional leaders.﻿
BDAL helps to develop exceptional leadership skills by placing managers in situations where heavy emphasis is placed on developing interpersonal skills during real business situations. Leaders then gain greater self-awareness of their strengths and areas of development through self-reflection and feedback from other participants.

Business Driven Action Learning

Business Driven Action Learning (BDAL) is an exceptional way of linking leadership development and business strategy. Dr. Yury Boshyk, an author and international expert on Business Driven Action Learning, states that BDAL is based on the belief that that some of the best business solutions come from a company's own employees not external consultants.﻿
It involves four key elements. Firstly, senior executives get actively involved in identifying key strategic issues, supporting the groups that address the issues and integrating the outcomes into the ongoing strategic planning process. Secondly, participants work in teams on resolving real business issues and exploring new strategic business opportunities. Thirdly, individuals enjoy a powerful learning experience involving personal development, strategic thinking and cross-functional teamwork. Fourthly, the organization gains strategic value by implementing the strategic initiatives and by developing its pool of leadership talent.﻿
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Some of the key development issues could include;

Leadership Development Focus Areas

Inspiring a shared vision means developing a clear sense of direction, both individually and within our teams, within the existing organisational vision framework. It also means clarifying our own personal values and leadership style and aligning them with defined leadership guidelines.
A shared vision enables us to align our team members with business and organisational objectives.

Inspiring Shared Vision

Implementing Strategy

The essence of successful strategy is selecting, implementing, and executing activities effectively to achieve goals.

The challenge in a fast-changing environment is to determine our strategy, stick to it in the face of adversity, and remain flexible enough to respond immediately to changing market conditions. As leaders, we must be willing and able to make clear choices.

Creating Change

Driving the changes in values and behaviour that individuals, groups, and organisations need to achieve their objectives is a key leadership activity. Effective leaders understand the processes of personal and organisational change. They can identify and overcome the obstacles faced in leading it. As leaders, we must learn to set the example for the changes we wish to create.

Leading Diverse Teams

Fostering effective collaboration in today’s modern Australian workplace requires leaders who can manage diverse teams, bridge varied perspectives, and support an inclusive team culture.
Navigating complex organisational structures inevitably brings creative tension. Managing cross-functional collaboration effectively is a core competence for modern leaders navigating local change.

Unleashing Talent

Team leadership means dealing with individual team members with differing levels of competence and commitment.
Effective team leaders support and challenge their team members to stretch their performance. If we want to develop our team and be more effective ourselves, we have to do less and coach more. This means leveraging the individual and collective strengths in our group to get results.

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"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." — John F. Kennedy

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