Strategic Planning
Defining the Roadmap for Personal Leadership Development

The key to effective personal leadership development is the initial step of building a roadmap outlining the direction, desired outcomes and specific measures of success for the program. Many leadership development “programs” fail because they neglect to create a clear path of logic between the organization’s stated goals and the leadership development initiative.

Maximizing the success of the leadership development process requires a compelling vision of the connection between the individual and collective effort invested and the dividends that will come as a result of that effort. The key question is this: What is the relevancy of this strategy to the success of our company?

Our Leadership Advisory Solutions suite of services is anchored in answering this vital question. Defining the roadmap for the process lays down the necessary steps for the vision to be seen by all participants so that the efforts of all involved are optimized.

Steps in the Process
	Defining the Business Plan
	Determining the Core Leadership Competencies Required to Achieve the Plan
	Relating the Defined Competencies to the MERIT Development Framework
	Assessing the Current Skill Level of the team and Individual Contributors Through the MERIT Profile
	Setting the Course for Development Based on the Skill Gap
Benefits Gained

	Aligning Company Vision with Development Goals
	Creating Metrics to Ensure the Desired Outcomes
	Both Individual and Team Growth Achieved
	Establishing a Common Language for Leadership Development
Metrics Applied
	An Achievable, Inspiring, Measurable, Shared Business Plan
	Consensus Connectivity With a Personal Leadership Development Model
	Agreement on Planned Improvement Scores