Leadership
An art to motivate a group of people towards achieving a common goal The leader is the inspiration & direction of the action Leadership abilities can be learned and developed hence leaders are not born but made Thus companies are focusing towards leadership development A leader is…
Self starter Visionary Motivator Communicator Mentor Change agent Risk taker Strategic thinker committed responsible “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others." — Jack Welch
Developing Leaders
A recent global survey by Hewitt & RBS International has placed two Indian companies in the top 10 list for their initiative and venture for best leadership development programmes Leading India towards a higher goal BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS-COMPANIES FOCUS
Leadership development refers to any activity that enhances the quality of leadership within an individual or organization Why is this so vital? Growth in scale Global exposure Acute talent crunch Changing market scenario High performance demanded Multiple roles performed
Incubation centres of companies
Companies focus on leadership development programmes for grooming employees into leaders Wipro, Infosys & HUL give stress to the role of leadership development in a great way Leadership centers were started by companies to train employees- Tata management & training centre- Tatas at Pune Gyanodaya- Aditya Birla Group at Vashi Infosys Leadership Institute-Infosys at Mysore Leadership Development Institute-TCS at Thiruvanathapuram Tools for selecting leaders
Competency models 360 degree feedback Job Rotation Experiential & action learning Talent Management Succession planning Reward/Recognition Coaching & mentoring
Leadership Traits
Develop strengths in strategic Early recognition of leadership & operational areas potential in employees
Change management Structured developmental activities Content leadership Focus on women leadership & diversity leadership Adversity Management
Various rotational assignments Transition & talent leadership are provided to leaders
ILI, Infosys MDC, IBM India
Plans and strategies Unilever has a ‘leadership differential tool’ which measures their performance & potential, it forms the basis of rewards IBM has a monthly cadence calls to track progress done by top team Bharti group puts more emphasis on talent development hence builds a career plan for leaders Continuous Learning Programme (CLP) is a program by TCS making employees mandatory to attend it Wipro develops leaders through coaching Infosys has a nine part leadership trait model which a tool measuring employees
Women……. as leaders
Diversity of thought, ideas & leadership styles are essential for sustaining competitive advantage hence supporting & understanding women capabilities and building them as leader is needed. Leadership development is an important trait to be understood and developed in organization further giving human resources an important dimension. Thank You
By
VIJAY S. K.