Leadership Development Program (LDP)^®

This Leadership Development Program (LDP)® is an intense, five-day program designed to improve the effectiveness of upper-middle to senior-level managers by helping them to recognize their strengths and weaknesses as leaders. At the center of the LDP experience is the creation of a safe learning environment that supports and encourages personal development. Within that environment, LDP blends in-depth assessment, professionally directed individual feedback and coaching, peer feedback, change management, activity-based learning exercises, and videotaped exercises to stimulate long-term improvements in leadership styles and behaviors.

Why the LDP®?
When we think about ourselves, our natural instinct is to say that we mean well. But those around us judge us by our actions, not our intentions. For more than 35 years, LDP has taught leaders just like you to consider how their actions affect others - and themselves.

This program uses self-awareness tools and activities to enhance your own leadership capabilities. You will learn strategies for continuous development through extensive assessment, group discussions, self-reflection, small group activities and personal coaching. And because of our strong focus on development planning, which ties program experiences to the context of your workplace, your program will be uniquely about you.
Does it work? Our alumni typically describe LDP as the one development experience that has changed them the most, both personally and professionally.

Who Should Attend
Mid- to senior-level managers who are willing to listen to what others say about them - and take positive action based on that feedback - in exchange for becoming a more effective leader.

Pre-Course Work
Because self-awareness is a key aspect of our program, participants will be asked to fill out several assessment surveys prior to attending. In addition, certain surveys require that evaluations be completed by the participant's direct reports, peers, and superiors. The surveys will be sent to you at least seven weeks prior to your program date and you will be given a deadline for completion. For more information on these instruments, please visit our Assessments page.

Outcomes
Participants will develop a deep sense of self-awareness that will help to:

• Give and receive feedback more effectively
• Lead change in your organization
• Build and maintain productive relationships
• Develop others to be their best
• Manage yourself
• Leverage differences in other people
• Set clear, achievable goals (in a 3-hour, confidential one-to-one review of your data with a certified CCL feedback coach)

Follow-up Activities

• Keep your goals in sight by taking part in a 10-week Web-based follow-up goal management system that allows you to build on what you have learned at CCL and discuss your progress with a CCL feedback coach and/or other LDP participants.
• Complete a follow-up assessment three months after your program is completed to measure behavioral changes since attending LDP.

A sample LDP program agenda is listed below.

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Testimonials

In commenting on the value of their experience, previous participants in the LDP program at Rensselaer have said:

"An excellent program. It is difficult to create a program which meets the needs of all participants 100%. This came close. Flexibility and a fun atmosphere leveled the playing field and inspired valuable feedback. I left exhausted and exhilarated."

"This was an important learning experience. I have an action plan that I can apply immediately to my current position and a development plan for the future."

"It was a rich and fascinating experience for me. I plan to bring pieces of this week back to my daily life and activity."

"(the 1-1 feedback session)... able to pull all the instruments together to find common themes for me to target for development. The Program provided me with a model for development and tools to help with some specific issues."

Registering for the LDP program is easy. You can register online by clicking the Registration word above. Or, if you prefer, you can contact Carole Charles, Program Administrator, both to register and to simply get more information about the LDP. Carole can be reached at:

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