Building Future Leaders

Catholic Charities USA Annual Gathering October 1, 2012

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Opening reflection

What experience(s) or supports have been most powerful in your own development as a leader?

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Five processes drive successful development

Engage senior leaders

Understand future needs

Develop future leaders

Hire leaders externally as needed

Monitor and improve practices

Build culture that supports development

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More detail on the five processes:

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Engage senior leaders

Make the business case for leadership development Set expectations for line managers and hold them accountable Build and develop the senior team Make the most of available HR resources Engage the board regularly

Understand future needs

Develop future leaders

Hire leaders externally as needed

Monitor and improve practices

Build culture that supports development

Define key position Create talent Define the critical requirements, tradechampions, leadership capacities offs you are willing managers who are required to achieve to make effective and the organizations committed to goals in the next Create opportunities leadership three to five years for both the development organization and the Assess the potential candidate to assess Create a 70/20/10 of current staff to whether the mix of development take on greater candidate is a good opportunities (70% responsibility fit for the role and on-the-job stretch Establish a Plan A: for the organization opportunities, 20% three-year plan for coaching/mentoring, Design an oncritical positions by 10% formal boarding process identifying training) that supports the candidates for new hires future openings and Co-create and follow capabilities and through on their development relationship individualized needs development development plans Establish clear goals to guide leadership development efforts Collect data to evaluate progress Establish checkpoints to monitor progress Refine practices based on results and any changes to strategic goals

Source: Plan A: How Successful Nonprofits Develop Future Leaders, available at www.bridgespan.org Future Leaders_CCUSA Bridgespan 4 TBG 121001 Developing

Five processes drive successful development

Engage senior leaders

Understand future needs

Develop future leaders

Hire leaders externally as needed

Monitor and improve practices

Build culture that supports development

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Question for discussion: Future leadership needs

Looking 3-5 years out, how will your organizations future leadership needs (work behaviors, capabilities, roles) change from todays?

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Traditional discussions of people tend to focus on levels of performance how good they are today

Poor Performer

Good Performer

Strong Performer

LOW
Source: Kemp & Watson

PERFORMANCE

HIGH

A performance-potential matrix helps inform whom we focus on developing and what investment looks like
HIGH

Nugget

Developing Star

Super Star

POTENTIAL

Dilemma

Strong Player

Todays Star

Chronic Underperformer LOW

Safe Hands

Reliable Professional

Source: Kemp & Watson

LOW

PERFORMANCE

HIGH

Question for discussion: Assessing current potential

Place two of your direct reports on the performance-potential matrix Then identify what experiences might best support their development
- Keep in mind the 70/20/10 ratio

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Five processes drive successful development

Engage senior leaders

Understand future needs

Develop future leaders

Hire leaders externally as needed

Monitor and improve practices

Build culture that supports development

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Some data on managers

Talent Management Commitment

High

42%
Strivers

Talent Champions

19%

Low

Talent Rejecters

31%

The Half-Hearted

8%

Low Talent Management Effectiveness

High

Source: CLC Human Resources, CLC Talent Management Effectiveness Survey, Corporate Executive Board
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Question for discussion: Developing future leaders

What actions could you take to maximize the number of talent champions in your organization?

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Closing reflection

What are your key takeaways about how to improve leadership development in your organization? And who will you share your insights with to get the support you need?

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Thank you to our funders

We would like to thank Omidyar Network, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Deerbrook Charitable Trust for their generous support in developing this research.

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