What you see is the outline for a 5 month Emerging Leadership Program that I am creating and facilitating for about 30 students enrolled in a Local College. This challenge was unique, the Deans I am meeting with wanted “Something different than the typical Leadership program.”
Anthony, at 30, was promoted to Director of Finance. He had been chosen because he had the ability to fill the role and his level of thinking and values matched what was needed for success in the position. Prior to the promotion, he had served as a team leader of purchasing.
6 months later, after several of his staff had approached the VP of Finance with their concerns, I was brought in to help Anthony meet these challenges:
Anthony was showing favoritism to his friends, with whom he used to work and now was managing
He was doing too much of the work that could be delegated
He was not creating plans to accomplish goals assigned to him by the Vice President of Finance
He was not adding any ideas to discussions during management meetings