You are on page 1of 17

AKP Project Leadership at Work

Project Leadership at Work

Prof. Dr. Hugo M. Kehr

AKP Project Leadership at Work


Overview

1. First Project Results


2. Sketch of the LbM-Series (LbM = Leadership by Motivation)
3. Further Steps
4. Open Questions / Discussion

Note.: AKP The name of the company was changed.

AKP Project Leadership at Work


1. Results from projekt

a) Evaluation of existing training programs


b) Measures to increase training transfer
c) Workshops on leadership requirements at AKP
d) Visions and strategy workshop
e) Detailled development of LbM-training contents
f) Workshops to integrate LbM training and AKP cases and
examples

AKP Project Leadership at Work


1. Results from projekt

a) Evaluation of existing training programs: Recommendations


Restructuring of training programs advisable
Learning contents to be interactively developed
Intensive use of relevant AKP cases
LbM is to fill existings gaps in education
Measures to increase training transfer necessary

AKP Project Leadership at Work


1. Results from projekt

b) Increase of training transfer: Current situation


Point of departure: Training transfer at AKP unsatisfactory
Main reasons:
Lacking bindingness/commitment
Sporadic, ad-hoc training programs
Heterogeneous learning contents
No specific measure to increase transfer at place

AKP Project Leadership at Work


1. Results from projekt

b) Increase of training transfer: Measures

LbM-Trainings as modular design


Transfer meetings
Learning partnerships
Refresher workshops

AKP Project Leadership at Work


1. Results from projekt

c) Workshops on leadership requirements - Results


Top 5 leadership requirements at AKP

Communication skills / contact skills / capacity for teamwork /


willingness to cooperate

Active listening

Awareness for body language

Esteem for conversation partner / Interest for other

Negotiate goals and tasks / provide feedback / control and guidance

Put personal goals of co-worker in the centre

Find out about motive: What changes at attainment of goal?

Negotiate realistic goals

AKP Project Leadership at Work


1. Results from projekt

c) Workshops on leadership requirements - Results


Top 5 leadership requirements at AKP (contd.)
Coaching / Support co-worker / Strengthen personal responsibility /
readiness to help

Provide solutions

Give feedback

Adapt leadership style to co-worker

Develop vision & communicate it compellingly / strategic thinking / Identification with


AKP goals

Vision needs to be custom-made

Vision is a promise and leader needs to assist in realizing it

Motivation / Will-power / Resilience/ Stress tolerance

Positiv self-motivation

Enthusiasm is contagious

AKP Project Leadership at Work


1. Results from projekt

d) Vision and strategy workshops - Procedure

SWOT-Analysis of AKP

Development of an AKP vision

Derivation of strategies, goals, and measures for HP practices and

training

AKP Project Leadership at Work


1. Results from projekt

d) Vision and strategy workshops - Results


Visions:
AKP as solid apple tree with strong roots, vigorous, with plenty fruit, and
much room for development.
AKP as Europes largest entrepreneurial platform:
the smiling entrepreneur!

AKP Project Leadership at Work


1. Results from projekt

d) Vision and strategy workshops - Results


Requirements for new training series:
Consensus
Bindingness
Standardization
Quality

AKP Project Leadership at Work


1. Results from projekt

e) Detailled development of LbM training contents


f) Workshops to adapt LbM training to AKP cases and examples

AKP Project Leadership at Work


2. The newly developed LbM-Series

Start of Roll-out in February 2008


Title

Contents

LbM-A

Goal negotiation and + 3C-Model (all passive)

LbM-1

Length
in days

Target
group

Facilitators

0,5

Level A

Leaders

3C-Modell, goal negotiation, check-up meetings (all aktive)

1,5

Level 1

+ C-1

Mirroring (paraphrasing), active listening

1,0

LbM-2

3C-model (contd.), heart-motives, intrinsic motivation, will-power

2,5

+ C-2

Body language, feedback

1,5

Leaders
+
Trainers
SL
Leaders
+
Trainers
SL

Level 2

AKP Project Leadership at Work


2. The newly developed LbM-Series

Start of Roll-out in late 2008


)
Title

Contents

Length
in days

LbM-3

Inspirational leadership, leadership styles, authenticity, charisma

2,0

+ C-3

Mirrorring (contd.), contents and levels of conversation

1,0

LbM-4

Vision-workshop

3,0

Target
group

Facilita
tors

Level 3

KMC

Level 4
and
higher

KMC

AKP Project Leadership at Work


2. The newly developed LbM-Series

Additional measures
Title

Contents

T-t-T

Introduction to contents and didactics of LbM-training

LbMKompakt

Condensed contents of LbM-A to LbM-2 (without C-1 and C-2)

Length
in days

Target
group

Faciliut
ators

??

SL

KMC

2,5

Levels46

KMC

AKP Project Leadership at Work


3. Further project steps

Timing

Contents

January 08

Pilot trainings (LbM-A to LbM-2)

February 08

Presentation of LbM-Series at annual meeting

February 08

Start of LbM-Kompakt

February/March
08

T-t-T

March08

Start of Roll-out of LbM-A to LbM-2

Mid 09

Start of Roll-out LbM-3 and LbM-4

AKP Project Leadership at Work


4. Open questions / Discussion

Factors, which are critical for success of new training series


Support of LbM-Series by top management
Bindingness and standardization of trainings
Quality of facilitators
Alternatives in roll-out
1. Only new leaders in a certain level are being trained
2. plus existing leaders in these levels
3. plus LbM-Kompakt for leaders on higher levels
Capacity problem: Number of existing trainers needs to be
increased
New tasks require new trainers (internal or external)

You might also like