The 360 Degrees Leadership Development Program
“A fish rots from the head”. This oft quoted saying implies that the growth of any organisation or entity is directly proportional to the quality and capacity of its leadership. The 360-Degree approach to Leadership seeks to develop leaders who can influence people at every level of the organization.
Lead-up
Leading up is the process of influencing the leader. This process includes lightening the Leader’s load by being willing to do what others won’t, while knowing when to push forward and when to back off.
Lead-Across:
Leaders in the middle of an organisation are leaders of leaders. These leaders help peers achieve positive results, let the best idea win, and garner mutual respect. These leaders must develop and maintain credibility, and continually exert influence.
Lead-Down
Leaders at the top who lead down help people realize their potential, become a strong role model and encourage others to become part of a higher purpose. This involves walking through the halls, transferring the vision and rewarding for results.
To grow the overall organizational effectiveness Soft Skills Ltd. has developed a program that first runs a comprehensive online diagnostic tool, a Leadership Skills assessment that takes a 360-degree approach and measures a leader’s competencies as viewed by self, peers, seniors and even their juniors. To this end Soft Skills Ltd. proposes a holistic assessment routine that will take into consideration:
- Individual’s potential against critical leadership competencies for the organisation
- Individuals’ current skill sets in terms of competencies for leadership With this information we’re then will be able to map the talent on the 9box grid, design specific recommendations for personal development and craft a plan that will promote efficient knowledge transfer and capacity development that will ensure continued development of all leaders within the organisation.