Leadership Assessment for Talent Development

01.Introduction / Tony Wall The three jewels in the crown of sustainable performance A bird's eye view of the book Ways to read this book 02.Twenty-first century needs transpersonal leaders with emotional intelligence / John Knights Twenty-first century leaders The neuroscience of leadership Enabling leaders to become more competent Case Studies: Increasing the emotional intelligence of Poolia / John Knights Leadership assessment in a Japanese logistics company / Dr Kate Julian Tools: Emotion check questions / Tony Wall El self-assessment questionnaire / John Knights 03.Recurring leadership development needs: findings from research / John Knights Leadership gaps Research into gaps Top three EI capability gaps Conclusion 04.Blind spots and hidden strengths: findings from research / John Knights The danger in blind spots and hidden strengths Research into blind spots and hidden strengths Contents note continued: Top three hidden strengths Top three blind spots 05.Transpersonal leadership journeys and assessment (LEIPA® and 8ICOL®) / John Knights Transpersonal leadership The transpersonal journey The development of 8ICOL® Developing leadership journeys and appropriate assessments Case Studies: West Midlands Pension Fund / Nadine Perrins Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust / Greg Young Tools: Values self-assessment questionnaire / John Knights The Mindfulness Triangle / Tony Wall 06.Feeding (back and) forwards for talent development / Danielle Grant Making feedback feed forward through to enhanced performance Case Study: Indirect feeding-forward for entrepreneurial growth / Tony Wall Tool: SCARF check tool / Tony Wall 07.Coaching for talent development / Danielle Grant Setting it up clearly The `live laboratory' Coaching to solutions, not problems Coaching to embed positive new behaviour Contents note continued: Case Study: Coaching to support alignment to corporate objectives / Danielle Grant Tool: Structure of a problem / Danielle Grant 08.Workplace projects for talent development / Denise Meakin Learning through real workplace projects Rewarding project learning through academic credit Case Study: Workplace project for empathetic behaviours / Tony Wall Tools: Project learning question checklist tool / Tony Wall The Meakin Salvage Strategy Tool / Tony Wall 09.Director peer groups for team talent development / Chris Gulliver DPGs for team talent development How to set up, structure and run a DPG Using action learning to solve member issues Key aspects of good facilitation of a DPG Case Studies, Chris Gulliver: Peer groups to build a team and enable professional consultants to become business coaches Peer groups and the CEO of a scientific instruments small business Contents note continued: Tools, Chris Gulliver: Conditions of membership and/or ground rules Agenda for a DPG meeting Group issue session topics Key objectives Expert session topics Confidentiality letter for guest attendance at a DPG meeting Reflection notes Force field analysis Feedback on a DPG meeting 10.Storytelling for talent development / Lisa Rossetti Storytelling skills and applications Once upon a time... Tell me another... Look behind you... Case Study: The role of personal narratives and leadership metaphors in assessment / Lisa Rossetti Tool: Mentoring walks / Lisa Rossetti 11.Improving results through measuring `return on investment' / Philip E Sweet Improving results through measuring RoI Beyond belief Leadership as development Case Study: Provider and client benefits realization / Philip E Sweet Tool: The diligent dozen / Philip E Sweet.