The document outlines three phases of leadership development: emerging leader, developing leader, and strategic leader. Each phase presents specific challenges and has coaching conversations focused on helping leaders overcome challenges to advance to the next phase. Emerging leaders are new to leadership and focus on networking and managing day-to-day tasks. Developing leaders take on greater responsibility and focus on values-based leadership. Strategic leaders are senior executives who focus on business goals, succession planning, and developing a strategic approach.

1. Three Phases of
Leadership Development
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2. Overview:
Leaders can be divided into three categories: the
emerging leader, the developing leader, and the
strategic leader. Each category is faced with specific
challenges. Once these can be identified and
overcome, the leader can move to a higher category.

3. Three Phases of Leadership Development

4. The Emerging Leader
▪ High potentials
▪ New to leadership role
▪ Leader of the future

5. The Emerging Leader Challenges
▪ Moving from ‘technical, individual contributor’ to an
effective manager-leader
▪ Building formal and informal networks
▪ Managing day-to-day while considering the future

6. The Emerging Leader Outcomes
▪ They are ready
▪ They reach identified developmental goals
▪ They are successful
▪ They stay and are motivated
▪ They have long-term career plans

7. The Emerging Leader Coaching Conversation
▪ Exposure to concepts
▪ Self understanding
▪ How the world works – accelerated levels of personal
and professional savvy
▪ Self and social awareness – EI (Emotional Intelligence)
▪ Interpersonal / leadership skills
▪ Problem-solving

8. The Developing Leader
▪ Change in leadership role (in scope or responsibility)
▪ Enhance / improve leadership effectiveness

9. The Developing Leader Challenges
▪ Managing through values
▪ Focusing power and influence
▪ Creating greater company-wide exposure
▪ Leading by example
▪ Leveraging personal insight
▪ Creating alignment behind strategies

10. The Developing Leader Outcomes
▪ Improved team or business unit performance
▪ Reaching identified goals
▪ Improved leadership performance
▪ Retention
▪ Improve effectiveness in managing others
▪ Address presenting performance or developmental
needs

11. The Developing Leader Coaching Conversation
▪ Self-understanding of management & interpersonal style
▪ Factors that lead to success versus current reality
▪ Interpersonal & management skills
▪ Organizational dynamics
▪ Managing their boss & others
▪ Current role & challenges

12. The Strategic Leader
▪ Senior leader / executive level
▪ Vision / direction / strategy
▪ Executive team – decision-making / coordination

13. The Strategic Leader Challenges
▪ Obtaining and sustaining business results
▪ Dealing with isolation
▪ Inadequate feedback and work life balance
▪ Managing succession planning

14. The Strategic Leader Outcomes
▪ Reaching business goals - $$$
▪ Improved executive team performance
▪ Improved stakeholder relations (external and internal)
▪ Shifts in leadership style that positively impact
organizational culture and alignment
▪ Creation of broader strategic approach to business

15. The Strategic Leader Coaching Conversation
▪ More in-depth assessment, possibly shadowing
▪ Broader scope of conversation – more strategic, involving
broader range of stakeholders
▪ Broader organizational issues
▪ Skills in confrontation
▪ In-depth conversation about individuals
▪ Personal matters
▪ At times, role of confidant rather than coach

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