From the course: Creating a Leadership Development Program

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Understand an organization's objectives

Understand an organization's objectives

- Tying the design of a leadership development program to an organization's overall strategy requires every member of the design team to fully understand the company's objectives. So you'll need access to key people and documents. For the absolute best success, your leadership program's ultimate champion needs to be the CEO. Having this support will typically help you get through any doors in your process of understanding the strategy. Now, you might find that the CEO is not always willing to be the champion, but the senior leaders also own the strategy and results. The next best scenario is to have a C-suite executive who's a noisy influencer to be the champion. Once your champion is in place, you can ask for help to get your hands on the most relevant documents to develop an overall picture of the organization. You'll want to review documents that provide insight and information about key areas. The first is the…

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