Organizational Leadership

DevelopmentChris WatersPresident, Agoge Leadership Development LLC

Leadership Development

Purpose:To develop a leadership culture that exudes the highest morals and consulting skills unmatched by any consulting firm.

Method:Development and implementation of a consultant training regimen that focuses on values, morals, and setting a leadership foundation. Then developing leadership through designed training (internal and then as a consulting tool) that is integrated with established methodologies.

End State:A company made of leaders who are skilled implementers of all products, tools, and processes as well as a company that leaves its clients with improved leadership skills that increase their capabilities to sustain change long after the consultants leave. And a consulting firm that is wanted rather than needed.

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First Step 3

Increase Leadership Foundation

Leadership Focus 4

Morals & Values

Leadership Foundation

Leadership Culture

Leadership Development

Vision/Mission

Ideas, Decisions, & Actions

Without Leadership Focus 5

Stated Morals & Values

Foundation Based on Talent Only

Manager & Follower Culture

Follower Development

Vision/Mission

Ideas, Decisions, & Actions Based on Departmentalized Objectives

Vision/Mission

Vision/Mission

Practiced Morals & Values

Leadership Theory

The combination of morals and values, together, accomplish leadership

objectives

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How do we get there?

Facilitate working sessions with Executive Leadership and Extended Leadership in an effort to establish a clear Leadership Foundation Values Morals Code of Ethics Leadership Traits Leadership Principals Trusted Advisor Identify methods for measuring leadership effectiveness Leadership Objectives

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How do we get there?

A Leadership Development ProgramDesign a comprehensive, and selective, training program and

curriculum that is demanding of the highest level of character and leadership

Based off the output of the Leadership Foundation sessionsSet the expectations that the design must include integrations

of methodology that maximizes client successBegin with all VPs & Project Managers and progress to all

consultants

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How do we get there?

Leadership Development Program cont.Establish a Mentorship Program by tiers (Contractors,

Consultants, PMs, VPs, Executives)Incorporate a System of Accountability (transparency of

leadership standards)Selective screening for hiring and promotionExecutive attention to the training program and its progress

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Measuring Improvement

Always tie training to values and principles. Explain how training can be used in leadership development through mentoring. This will give the training and mentorship purpose. Five Steps of Leadership

A continuum-based approach to establish structureAnd to measure and monitor improvementMeasures both individual and the organizational improvements

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Leadership Culture Process 11

Leadership Foundation

• Values• Morals• Traits• Principles• Indicators of

Leadership Effectiveness

Leadership Development

• Design curriculum

• Leadership Case Studies

• Five Levels of Leadership

Mentorship Program

• Continuous Leadership Development

• System of Accountability

• Methodology Integration

Integration with Methodology 12

Upon full internal implementation, and demonstrated ability to live a leadership culture, the ability to include it as part of the delivered consulting package, and speak to it with confidence to a client, will reveal itself.

Future State 13

A consulting firm that stands alone in delivering quality results that are sustainable

It will only take one client to commit to the Leadership Development Method Quality will be unmatched by competitors Word of mouth will be the number one selling tool The first success will produce a snowball effect and momentum will carry it

from there Each client that accepts this as part of a project package will jump at being a

reference, writing case studies, and giving recommendations to friends and contacts

A Culture of Leaders will exist

The Leadership Culture 14

Leadership Culture

Values

Leadership Foundation

Leadership Development & Mentorship

Program

Operations Methodology

Next Steps/Considerations 15

“Treat a person as they are, as they are they will stay. Treat a person as they can be, that they will be one day.”

Next Steps/Considerations 16

Commitment from leadership?If accepted, commitment must be demonstrated by

action, not words and directives Identification of the full scope Investment

Contact Information 17

Christopher Waters40 Countryside Ct.

Canonsburg, PA 15317

Cell: 703.220.6190www.agogeleadershipdevelopment.com

Twitter: @agogeleadership