linkage’s leaders teaching leaders process (ltlp)

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The Business Objective

The Objective: to develop a targeted, action-oriented, and results-driven leadership development experience for your highest potential leaders that is scalable, customizable, and easily integrated with current and future key Human Capital Processes

The Solution: Linkage’s Leaders Teaching Leaders Process (LTLP), a year-long, sustainable leadership development process that leverages internal and external expertise to dramatically increase the number of qualified leaders for future leadership positions

A Leadership Development Partnership

Linkage’s Leaders Teaching Leaders Process (LTLP) is an exclusive partnership between select organizations and Linkage, Inc. that leverages the best of the best in leadership development, namely:

1. Leadership development advisory services from Phil Harkins, CEO of Linkage

2. Blended learning experiences with world-renowned faculty (TLS)

3. Proprietary assessment instruments and feedback

4. Individual Development Plans (IDP) for all participants

5. A world-class leadership development program (GILD)

6. Executive coaching

7. On-site customized one-day skill-building sessions

8. Peer learning with other member organizations

9. Current leaders serve as faculty for future generation of leaders

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The Design Process

1. Partner with Phil Harkins to design your customized curriculum:

• What is achieved?

A scalable and easily executable process design that is customized to deliver maximum strategic value for the organization.

• How does it work? • Combines the focus of internal expertise with the power of external

services and products to deliver a superior development experience

• LTLP components are structured to be both scalable and customizable

• LTLP components are modularized and presented in a manner that is highly executable

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Distance Learning

2. Participation in the Thought Leader Series:


World-class continuous and practical learning and development in the competencies proven to differentiate superior leadership

• How does it work? • World-class faculty of leaders and leadership thinkers such as Marshall

Goldsmith, C.K. Prahalad, Warren Bennis, Nick Washienko, Clayton Christensen, John Kotter and many more. (8 sessions throughout the year)

• Convenient, flexible, and scalable format via technology-enabled blended learning methods (via satellite, videoconferencing & web, as well as extended view on VHS/DVD)

• Program materials filled with practical tools and exercises designed to reinforce behavior change and help participants apply the learning to their day-to-day work

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Assessment and Feedback

3. Assessment


Tangible feedback for the participants and the organization that leads to insight, direction, focused action, and measurable improvement.

• How does it work? • We offer an assortment of valid assessment instruments (offered

online or paper-based, self or 360°) that can be folded into the process

• Programming is structured to enable easy integration of non-Linkage instruments

• Linkage’s expertise in competency modeling and instrument construction provides the ability to customize any instrument to meet the organization’s unique goals and needs

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4. Individual Development Planning


Translate lessons learned into actionable goals for behavior change that will help participants to overcome their leadership challenges, better leverage their strengths, and ultimately deliver better results

• How does it work? • Formal Individual Development Plans via Linkage’s Leadership

Blueprint™

• Plan is founded in data from 360° Assessment Instrument

• Participants are guided by Expert Executive Coaches in the formation and execution of their plans


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The Global Institute for Leadership Development

5. Participation in the Global Institute for Leadership Development


Now in its 14th year, The Global Institute for Leadership Development (GILD) is a five-day, competency-based, distinctive learning experience that accelerates the development of emerging and senior leaders.

• How does it work?

In addition to the wealth of benefits GILD offers, LTLP participants receive additional value including:• Special orientation session to GILD, which includes instruction on maximizing

the GILD experience and a primer on networking

• Real-time sessions at GILD, which allows participants to share key takeaways, ensure development objectives are being met, and customize remaining program

• A half-day action planning session at GILD, which produces concrete action plans for each participant and closure as a team

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Executive Coaching

6. Access to a Leadership Coach


Provide participants with the support system needed to make real, accelerated, and measurable improvement in their key leadership behaviors

• How does it work?• Over three hours of one-on-one coaching with a highly skilled leadership coach

• With over 50 leadership coaches to choose from, each participant is ensured a partnership with a coach that fits his/her style and development needs.

• Coaching relationship can be easily extended to provide additional support throughout the year

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Onsite Skill-Building

7. Participation in On-site Skill Development Session(s)


To complement and build-on the GILD learnings, we provide onsite skill-building designed to hone the skills essential to producing better results through others. Our experts will work closely with your leadership development practitioners to identify the critical leadership skills to fit the specific needs of the group

• How does it work?• More than 30 highly-rated, action-oriented learning workshops to choose from

• Each workshop provides a highly interactive forum with role playing, simulations, case studies, and action planning based on real-life business challenges

• Resource development guides provide session materials and post-program practice activities for continual improvement

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LTL Peer Networking

8. LTL Network


Provide the internal LD champions in member organizations with a valuable network that offers access to best practices, new ideas, advice and feedback, information and materials, and early warning on key or emerging trends – benefits that all extend beyond the confines of their company or industry.

• How does it work?• Two annual network meetings, the first taking place at Linkage’s Best of

Organizational Development Summit and the second at GILD, provide rich, immersive discussion that deepens personal connections

• Three facilitated teleconferences providing deep dives on hot topics every few months

• Access to cutting-edge research filled with data-driven analysis and best-practice benchmarks

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9. Leaders Teaching Leaders Process


Enhance the participants’ capability and intention to teach and develop the next generation of leaders for the organization

• How does it work? • Build in projects and tasks that push the participants into teaching roles

• Use teaching assignments to heighten learning retention and to refine lessons learned into applicable and transferable knowledge


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An on-going leadership development process that leverages internal and external expertise to dramatically accelerate the development of your high potential leaders.


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8 distance learning broadcasts throughout the year can be stand alone self development or supplements to longer facilitated training sessions.

Three follow-up days of onsite skill-building – topic(s) and schedule TBD.

The GILD Experience provides an intensive 5-day, competency based catalyst for accelerated learning – Oct. 17-22, 2010

360 Assessments & Individual Development plans help shape program

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Mentorship

Action Learning Project

Formal mentoring relationships are arranged in coordination with Progression Plans

The Leaders Teaching Leaders Process

For further information about The Leaders Teaching Leaders Process,

Please contact Laura Yavanianat 781-402-5412 or [email protected]

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