1. Common Leadership
Experience (CLE)
Frequently
Asked Questions
The CLE is designed to create a high-
performing organization, establish best
practices and facilitate the following:
• Leadership development based on
Sanford’s ten competencies within the
following three overarching categories:
– Personal Excellence
– Social Effectiveness
– Operational Efficiency
• A progressive approach that builds on
prior experiences to increase the depth
and breadth of your leadership skills
• A shift from the traditional classroom
model to include self-directed and
needs-based learning (e.g., eLearning,
white papers, learning circles, etc.)
• Executive partnerships where senior
operational partners drive the design
and help grow future leaders
• Coaching/mentoring, experiential,
and social collaborative learning
Why is leadership development important?
• Provides strong foundational skills
and tools to lead your teams in our
ever-changing work environment
What if I am a leader who
has not participated in any
leadership development?
• Contact the OD team to help identify
developmental opportunities available to you
• Review the various Harvard Manage
Mentor courses offered on Sanford Learn
• Complete one of the personality
assessments offered byOD
What resources are there if I have a staff
member with high leadership potential?
• Encourage them to take one of the
many Harvard Manage Mentor
courses on Sanford Learn
• Assist them in coordinating a job shadowing
experience with a leader in the department
If you would like to learn more, please contact
the Organizational Development (OD) team at
Organizational.Development@SanfordHealth.org
or visit http://bit.ly/LDFargo
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Createdand led the design
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2. Leading
at Sanford
(NLO)
New Leader
Experience
(NLE)
Leading
for Purpose
Individual
Employee
Engagement
Advancing Leader
Experience
(ALE)
Leading
for Impact
Targeted
Leadership
Sessions
Directed Leader
Experience
(DLE)
Resources
on
Demand
Hogan Coaching Development
Plans
Leading for
Success
Conflict
Continuum
Health Care
Trends
Just-In-Time
Facilitation
Participants will learn the fundamentals of
what it means to be a leader at Sanford. They
will be introduced to the resources available to
them and how to build their communication,
conflict and change management skills.
New Leader Experience includes:
• Leading at Sanford
– Two-day New Leader Orientation (NLO)
– Intensive course for new
leaders at Sanford Health
• Hogan Coaching/Individual
Development Plans
– Session to review Hogan Assessment
results to drive potential strengths
and weaknesses as a leader
– Devlopment plan is an outcome
of the coaching session
• Leading for Purpose
– Entry-level leadership
development program focusing
on leadership experiences
– Provides a foundation for
leadership competency
– Seven half-day sessions once a month
and one final all-day session
Advancing leaders will focus on self-
awareness, strategic thinking, personal
development and skill development in order
to effectively create high performing teams.
Advancing Leader Experience includes:
• Leading for Impact
– Seasoned managers/directors
nominated by executive leaders
– Advanced leadership development
program focusing on the application
of leadership in the workplace
– Seven half-day sessions once a month
and one final all-day session
• Leading for Success
– A half-day leadership development
program for all seasoned leaders
• Conflict Continuum
– Sessions focusing on preventing and
addressing conflict and effectively
using disciplinary practices
• Employee Engagement
– Sessions focusing on interpreting
engagement results and creating
and implementing action plans to
improve the employee experience
Leaders face issues every day that require new
knowledge and skills. These opportunities
address broad and common areas of
concern through just-in-time support.
Directed Leader Experience includes:
• Targeted Leadership Sessions
– Timely sessions focused on
topics requested by leaders
• Health Care Trends
– Sessions and materials for leaders
to stay up-to-date with the
changing health care landscape
• Resources on Demand
– Online site with relevant support
materials for leaders
• Just-in-Time Facilitation
– Support available from Employee
Relations or Organizational Development
(OD) to address challenging situations,
personality assessments, individual
coaching and team development
New Leader
Experience
Advancing Leader
Experience
Directed Leader
Experience