{"id":33294,"date":"2019-05-03T09:55:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T07:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=33294"},"modified":"2023-08-10T13:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T11:36:35","slug":"five-steps-to-creating-a-leadership-development-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/five-steps-to-creating-a-leadership-development-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Steps to Creating a Leadership Development Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n            <!-- Responsive picture tag -->\n        <picture class=\"picture-block\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Q1-2019-SLOT-05-XX-Steps-to-Creating-a-Leadership-Development-Plan_desktopfull.png\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Q1-2019-SLOT-05-XX-Steps-to-Creating-a-Leadership-Development-Plan_mobilefull.png\" alt=\"\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div>\n            <!-- Responsive picture tag -->\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/corporate#corporate_lcf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        <picture class=\"picture-block\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/get_in_touch.png\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/get_in_touch_mob-1.png\" alt=\"\">\n        <\/picture>\n<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"card\">\n<div id=\"headingOne\" class=\"card-header\">\n<h6 class=\"mb-0\"><button class=\"btn\" style=\"background-color: transparent;\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sources\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"sources\"> <strong>Click here to view sources<\/strong> <\/button><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"sources\" class=\"collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"headingOne\" data-parent=\"#accordion\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<ul class=\"mx-0\" style=\"list-style: none;\">\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>1<\/sup> Ayers, R. (May, 2017). \u2018How to identify potential leaders among your employees\u2019. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leader-values.com\/wordpress\/how-to-identify-potential-leaders-among-your-employees-ryan-ayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Leader Values<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>2<\/sup> (2018). \u2018Workplace learning report 2018\u2019. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/learning.linkedin.com\/resources\/workplace-learning-report-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> LinkedIn Learning<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>3<\/sup> Kuhel, B. (Mar, 2018). \u2018How to spot a potentially amazing leader within your team\u2019. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbescoachescouncil\/2018\/03\/23\/how-to-spot-a-potentially-amazing-leader-within-your-team\/#42e24997afd4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Forbes<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>4<\/sup> Lane, K., et al. (Jan, 2017). \u2018Finding hidden leaders\u2019. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/business-functions\/organization\/our-insights\/finding-hidden-leaders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> McKinsey<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>5<\/sup> Kuhel, B. (Mar, 2018). \u2018How to spot a potentially amazing leader within your team\u2019. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbescoachescouncil\/2018\/03\/23\/how-to-spot-a-potentially-amazing-leader-within-your-team\/#42e24997afd4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Forbes<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>6<\/sup> Ayers, R. (May, 2017). \u2018How to identify potential leaders among your employees\u2019. 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(Jul, 2017). \u2018Strategic leadership: the 5 characteristics of a good leader\u2019. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clearpointstrategy.com\/strategic-leadership-characteristics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> ClearPoint Strategy<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>10<\/sup> Stahl, A. (Jan, 2018). \u20184 ways to go from manager to leader\u2019. Retrieved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ashleystahl\/2018\/01\/26\/4-ways-to-go-from-manager-to-leader\/#2d76adfd7d3f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Forbes<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>11<\/sup> Brubaker, K. (May, 2018). \u2018From tension to trust: turn new managers into leaders\u2019. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizlibrary.com\/article\/turn-new-managers-into-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> BizLibrary<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>12<\/sup> Foley, A. (Jul, 2017). \u2018Strategic leadership: the 5 characteristics of a good leader\u2019. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clearpointstrategy.com\/strategic-leadership-characteristics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> ClearPoint Strategy<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>13<\/sup> Schwantes, M. (May, 2017). \u2018How to teach your employees to be good leaders\u2019. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/marcel-schwantes\/first-90-days-how-to-teach-your-employees-to-be-good-leaders.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Inc<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>14<\/sup> Bachelder, C. (May, 2018). \u2018How are you coaching your people?\u2019. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/cherylbachelder.com\/dare-to-serve-leaders\/how-are-you-coaching-your-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Cheryl Bachelder<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>15<\/sup> (Jan 2017). \u2018How to retain your leadership talent\u2019. 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(Nov, 2018). \u2018Businesses should be leaders in training workers\u2019. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/gradsoflife\/2018\/11\/29\/businesses-should-be-leaders-in-training-workers\/#130827036186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Forbes<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"mb-4\"><sup>19<\/sup> Ayers, R. (May, 2017). \u2018How to identify potential leaders among your employees\u2019. Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leader-values.com\/wordpress\/how-to-identify-potential-leaders-among-your-employees-ryan-ayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> LeaderValues<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to view sources 1 Ayers, R. (May, 2017). \u2018How to identify potential leaders among your employees\u2019. Retrieved from Leader Values. 2 (2018). \u2018Workplace learning report 2018\u2019. Retrieved from LinkedIn Learning. 3 Kuhel, B. (Mar, 2018). \u2018How to spot a potentially amazing leader within your team\u2019. Retrieved from Forbes. 4 Lane, K., et al. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":40168,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[171],"tags":[122,132],"article-format":[],"class_list":["post-33294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employee-development","tag-business-management","tag-executive-education"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Five Steps to Creating a Leadership Development Plan | GetSmarter Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The importance of leadership development within an organization cannot be understated. 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