PSA's Approach to Leadership and Management Development

Development is most effective when the context is right. This means there is a clear and understood business reason for the development, the development is appropriate to the culture of the organisation and the learner feels the need for it.

PSA’s in-company Leadership and Management Development Programmes are designed to develop the leader/ manager and the organisation. This is achieved through providing development that supports the delivery of business strategy.

Typically these are programmes of 12-18 months in duration and uses a modular approach, each module being clearly linked with the business strategy. The programme commences with a organisation specific 360 degree feedback tool that determines both the development needs of the individual and their understanding of the business and its strategy. Development is then delivered as discrete modules according to the needs of the participant as highlighted by the manager and through the 360 degree feedback.

Underpinning the development framework are our beliefs that Leadership and Management Development Programmes should:

• Allow participants to work on the real issues of leading and managing in their organisation in a manner that is practical and stimulating.

• Be innovative, effective and based on best practice.

• Be used as an opportunity to add measurable positive impact to the organisation.

• Be flexible enough to accommodate a range of learning needs and learning styles.

• Be relevant to the range of seniority and responsibility of the participants.

• Develop both personal insight and organisational ‘outsight’.

• Ensure that participants are responsible for managing their own learning and that learning continues long after the end of the programme.

• Until individuals can lead, manage and organise themselves, they will have difficulty leading, managing and organising others.

• Be driven by the participants; tap into their experience and build a network of support

Finally, we believe that our role as tutors is to work with programme participants on their development journey; to provide challenge, support, input and ideas in order to help individuals to understand the practical aspects of leadership and their sense of personal authority when in a leading and managing role.