2. The leadership ‘crisis’
• Large retirement pool
• Changing roles of librarians
• Business and leadership in high demand
3. Leadership development
• Developing leadership capacity through targeted programs
• Individual and organizational impacts
• Diversity, gender, generation
• Need to select appropriate candidates
4. Foundations
• Grounded in leadership theory
• Measurable goals and objectives
• Intellectually stimulating
• Shared, meaningful learning
5. Evaluation Framework
• Underlying leadership philosophy
• Stated purpose
• Specific goals and objectives
• Critical feedback
• Selection criteria for individuals
• Follow-up
6. Levels of evaluation
• Affinity for the program
• Knowledge transfer
• Behavioral change
• Organizational impact
7. Findings
• Increased innovation, collaboration, employee performance
• Impacted knowledge and skills
• Clear distinction between training and development
• Gender disparity
• Increase in confidence
8. Now what?
• Development of measurable outcomes?
• Need for leadership intervention?
• Ongoing evaluation?
