Hi fellow netters,
I am deeply involved in assessment in the workplace against professional
and management level competencies, and note that one concept that is
most commonly agreed by most critical thinkers on the subject is that
leadership is only possible to define and reward if it is assessed on
the job. Leadership can be taught, but the application of such skills
and knowledge is only possible in a real life setting where, by
extension, it should be assessed - not in the classroom.
My question is aimed at those people active in this field (not
necessarily leadership training because 'everyone' does that, but in
actually identifying leadership competencies and assessing these on the
job, under actual work conditions - as practised in the armed forces).
What is being done in the US (and anywhere else for that matter) on
achieving the optimum in leadership development and assessment? I have
been actively doing this now for over 7 years (I wrote the leadership
package for the Australian Army which was wholly assessed on the job,
and have since achieved great success in the civilian and private sector
with this program) and am keen to link up with others either currently
or intending to be active in this area.
Your thoughts would be appreciated
Phil Rutherford
robnphil@ozemail.com.au