INTRODUCTION

• What is the most important asset an organization has? — its people!
• People produce the best results when they are motivated
• How does an organization motivate its people? — through its leaders!
• What is top priority in normal times? — Effective Leadership!
• What is top priority in tough times? — Effective Leadership!
• Greatest Return on Investment (ROI) comes from investing in organizational leaders
• Leadership bench strength — succession plans for key leaders — is critical
• In these turbulent times, orgranizations need every advantage they can get — THE GREATEST ADVANTAGE LIES IN DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE LEADERS

AN ESSENTIAL INVESTMENT IN ALL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

• ELP uses a relatively small number of leadership factors that account for a significant portion of the variance in leadership effectiveness
• ELP identifies the levers that will make the greatest difference
• ELP is practical, works quickly — leaders can apply what they have learned immediately upon return to work
• ELP cuts across personality and culture differences
• ELP can be structured at acceptable cost levels to fit client needs
• ELP can target work where it’s needed most
• ELP can target work when it’s needed most
• ELP provides companies with a comprehensive, cutting-edge, effective Leadership Development (LD) plan at reasonable cost that includes valid and reliable analysis, training, follow-up, and working toward individual leader and company objectives

THE ELP PROCESS

• Initial Phase
• Questionnaire analysis
• Effective Leadership Seminar
• Individual meetings to identify each leader’s critical issue(s) (CI)
• Implement “Leadership By Objectives” (LBO)
• Set major objectives according to questionnaire analysis and CI(s)
• Prepare self-development plan with each leader
• Empower individual leaders — 4 elements
• Periodic progress analysis and plan adjustment
• Where possible work with natural teams — teams of people who work together on a regular basis
• Follow up with Action Learning to maintain momentum and Coaching for targeted individuals

Note: The above process may be structured according to client needs

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF ELP

• Increase leaders’ ability to delegate effectively
• Enhance leaders’ effectiveness in their interpersonal relations with their employees, colleagues, superiors, and people outside the organization
• Improve employees’ attitude toward the organization’s objectives
• Increase employees’ intention to work toward achieving the organization’s objectives — i.e. increase their intention to get the job done
• Increase employee satisfaction on the job
• Increase employees’ enthusiasm on the job
• Increase employees’ commitment to their leaders
• Align organization members to pull together toward the same objectives
• Reduce human resources and labor costs through:
  • Increased retention of leaders
  • Reduced employee turnover

LEADERSHIP TEMPERATURE CHECK

Conducted periodically to monitor company and individual leader progress

• Leadership structure
• Succession plans
• Individual leader performance including progress on LBO
• Identify new high-potential individuals (hi-pots)
• Periodic review — monthly/quarterly
• Additional LD work as required
• Do study of what it has cost the company to lose good people