CERTIFIED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIST PROGRAM – Phase 1, Part 1 (Professional Competencies)

Categories Leadership Development

Course Curriculum

STRATEGIC SKILL: Design Thinking
A methodology for systematically breaking down the gating factors for difficulty and complexity in supporting the workforce. The process includes the ability to lead a diverse team to explore and encapsulate the need for system thinking to drive a business objective(s). Design Thinking helps identify what will need to encompass and deliver the solution to the current business issue.

Introduction
Understanding the gating factors that make supporting the workforce difficult and complex
Leading a team to use systemic thinking to drive business objectives
Identifying the scope of action learning needed to address the business issue
Summary
STRATEGIC SKILL: Design Thinking

STRATEGIC SKILL – Ideation
Conduct and/or lead an iterative process with key stakeholders for generating new and different approaches to improve leadership development

STRATEGIC SKILL: Strategic Planning and Execution
Create a multilayered plan for optimizing outcomes across the organization that directly links those outcomes to organizational performance; apply project management techniques to execute on key initiatives to support the organizational strategy.

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Consulting
Construct process-oriented approaches and methods to discover, design and implement leadership strategies.

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Business Acumen
Firm understanding of fundamental business areas including IT, marketing, sales, finance and operations, ability to read financial statements, implement business goal-setting methodologies (e.g., balanced scorecard, OKR), build business cases and ROI analysis, create business plans.

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Leading – Advocacy for Change

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: Coaching and Mentoring

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Inclusiveness

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Collaboration

TECHNICAL SKILL: Data Science

TECHNICAL SKILL: Digital Dexterity

TECHNICAL SKILL: Learning Agility

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01/08/2025
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CLDS Resource Guide
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IBM's ITER8 Agile Simulation Game Teaches Employees Project Management (Case Study)
nbn Accelerated Learning Challenge - Datathon Build Business-Critical Skills Aligned to Core Values (Case Study)
Tata Consultancy Services' Design Thinking Program Used Digital ILT, Learning to Bring About Change (Case Study)
Schneiders' 'Leadership for Profitable Growth' Increases Business Despite Worldwide Pandemic (Case Study)
Purpose-Driven Leaders: Leadership Development for Business Transformation (Ebook)
Designing Agility into your Learning Strategy and Systems (Ebook)
Orange Grove Consulting (Executive Interview)
GAF (Executive Interview)
CoachHub (Executive Interview)
Learner Engagement & Performance: From Correlation to Causation (Research Brief)
State of Learning Practices: Creating a Learning Strategy for the Future of Work (Research Summary)
How Can We Develop Teams for the Future of Work (Research Summary)
Leader Training: How to Get Better Results (Research Summary)
Inclusive Leadership: 6 Strategies for Success (Research Summary)
Developing More Great Leaders in the Age of Hybrid Work (Ebook)
Micro-Learning and Analytics: Empowering Managers to Effectively Coach and Develop Employees (Ebook)
Personalization for Performance (Ebook)
What is Organizational Agility and Its Key Components? (Strategy Brief)
How Learning Drives Performance (Strategy Briefs)
How to Give Employees Psychological Safety (Strategy Briefs)
Look at Workplace Experience Through Your Employees' Eyes (Strategy Briefs)
7 Questions to Answer When Evaluating Employee Performance (Strategy Briefs)
5 Capabilities Every Leader Should Have (Strategy Briefs)
Creating a Coaching Ecosystem (Strategy Briefs)
How to Improve Succession Planning (Strategy Briefs)
Leadership Development Self Assessment Tool (Tool)
Change Management Planning Made Easy (Tool)
AI Applications: Virtual / Augmented Learning (Research Note)
AI Applications: Measurement and Analytics (Research Note)
AI Applications: EVP (Research Note)
AI Applications: Digital Transformation (Research Note)
AI Applications: Foundational Leadership Skills - Part 1 (Research Note)
AI Applications: Foundational Leadership Skills - Part 2 (Research Note)
AI Applications: High Potential Identification (Research Note)
AI Applications: Hiring Practices (Research Note)
AI Applications: Training & Unconscious Bias (Research Note)
AI Applications: Work from Home: Human Resources Technology (Research Note)
AI Applications: Talent Acquisition Strategy (Research Note)
AI Applications: Candidate Relationship Management (Research Note)

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You may pause/exit at any time and pick up right where you left off the next time you sign in.
Phase 1 must be completed before moving onto Phase 2.
Correct answers and insights will be provided to you throughout each quiz.
You may always return to that section to re-review your answer choices and the insights provided, at any time.
Be sure to review all of the related material for both Parts 1 and 2 of Phase 1
You must pass each quiz with a minimum score of 75%. You have 3 attempts to meet this minimum score.
Once you successfully meet these criteria, you will move onto Phase 2.

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CERTIFIED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIST PROGRAM – Phase 1, Part 1 (Professional Competencies)

Course Curriculum

Introduction

Understanding the gating factors that make supporting the workforce difficult and complex

Leading a team to use systemic thinking to drive business objectives

Identifying the scope of action learning needed to address the business issue

Summary

STRATEGIC SKILL: Design Thinking

STRATEGIC SKILL – Ideation Conduct and/or lead an iterative process with key stakeholders for generating new and different approaches to improve leadership development

Introduction

Stakeholder Groups

The Agile Process

Data and Analytics

Summary

STRATEGIC SKILL – Ideation

STRATEGIC SKILL: Strategic Planning and Execution Create a multilayered plan for optimizing outcomes across the organization that directly links those outcomes to organizational performance; apply project management techniques to execute on key initiatives to support the organizational strategy.

Introduction

Optimizing leadership activity outcomes across the organization

Directly linking LD outcomes to organizational performance

Using project management to execute key initiatives to support the strategy

Summary

STRATEGIC SKILL: Strategic Planning and Execution

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Consulting Construct process-oriented approaches and methods to discover, design and implement leadership strategies.

Introduction

Discovery

Design

Implementation

Summary

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Consulting

Introduction

Understanding the fundamental business areas of your organization

Employee Business Goal-Setting Methodologies

Creating Business Plans

Summary

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Business Acumen

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Leading – Advocacy for Change

Introduction

The Role of Leadership Development Strategies in Driving Change

Helping Leaders Manage Change

Summary

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Leading – Advocacy for Change

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: Coaching and Mentoring

Introduction

Definition of Workplace Coaching

Definition of Workplace Mentoring

Understanding the Importance of Coaching and Mentoring

Creating a Coaching / Mentoring Ecosystem

Summary

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: Coaching and Mentoring

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Inclusiveness

Introduction

Inclusion Drives Learning Adoption

Summary

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Inclusiveness

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Collaboration

Introduction

Developing Collaboration Skills

Virtual Collaboration

Working with Cross-Functional Teams

Collaborating in Teams

Summary

INTERPERSONAL SKILL: Collaboration

TECHNICAL SKILL: Data Science

Introduction

Gathering data from multiple sources and using that data to produce insights

Using predictive modeling, big data and other people data techniques to forecast scenarios and outcomes to assist in human decision-making

Summary

TECHNICAL SKILL: Data Science

TECHNICAL SKILL: Digital Dexterity

Introduction

Personal proficiency in the use of emerging tools and technologies

Evangelizing the promise and use of emerging technologies to leaders

Understanding of the possibilities, challenges caused by emerging technologies

Summary

TECHNICAL SKILL: Digital Dexterity

TECHNICAL SKILL: Learning Agility

Introduction

Organizational Intelligence

Learning Mindset

Leadership Behavior

STRATEGIC SKILL – Ideation
Conduct and/or lead an iterative process with key stakeholders for generating new and different approaches to improve leadership development

STRATEGIC SKILL: Strategic Planning and Execution
Create a multilayered plan for optimizing outcomes across the organization that directly links those outcomes to organizational performance; apply project management techniques to execute on key initiatives to support the organizational strategy.

LEADERSHIP SKILL: Consulting
Construct process-oriented approaches and methods to discover, design and implement leadership strategies.