"LDP 101: Closing the Upcoming Leadership Gap through Leadership Development"

Although 28% of employees are eligible to retire by 2016, over 1/2 of all companies have a succession plan to replace the knowledge and fill the positions. Many of these existing plans focus on the technical aspects of work. Leadership development programming is a proven and achievable approach that prepares emerging leaders to fill the management and leadership gap left by retiring workers. In this session, we describe the nuts and bolts of a comprehensive leadership development program (LDP) that has worked successfully at the US Army Corps of Engineers since 2002. Both the trainer and the client will present their perspectives. The program is modularized, i.e., organizations can pick and choose components to meet their needs, and participants will leave with an action plan to implement one component at their home organizations.

Victoria Littlefield is a capable and experienced Senior Consultant who develops, leads, and provides significant development opportunities for individual professionals, teams, and organizations. Her particular skills, interests, and methods include: leadership development program evaluation and assessment, survey development, survey administration via the Internet; organizational development, change management, systems focus, team development, organization alignment with strategic objectives; customized professional development planning for teams, managers, supervisors and executives, and boards of directors; development of comprehensive professional development programs and workshops; assurance of tangible outcome achievement and continuous improvement. She is the Director of and contributor to numerous institutional-wide programs focusing on leadership development of individuals, teams, and organizations; she has designed and developed leadership, manager, and supervisor competencies for public and governmental agencies, including 360 degree feedback components; and has served as a consultant-evaluator in assessment of organizational success and outcome achievement in public, private, and governmental agencies and institutions at local, regional and national levels.