LEADERSHIP EVALUATION

Leadership Learning and Development

Leadership Learning and Development

Introduction

This paper intends to explore the evaluation and assessment theories and models. The main focus of this paper is to analyze evaluation theories and models in terms of leadership learning and development. There are several evaluation strategies that offer various forms of consulting services to analyze effectiveness of employees and identify the gaps in skills and behaviors. The aim is to lead the organization to the response that best support the implementation of its strategy. It can be training, improving internal processes and improve communication. In evaluation strategy it typically collects data from external sources (eg, directly from customers) and from individual employees and managers.

Discussion

Definition of Evaluation

Evaluation term refers to the process of assessing the capabilities of the employees, if they have leadership development skills.

Diagnosis of leadership

Leadership skills assessment is carried out by using the 180-degree feedback, for which questionnaires are designed specifically for your organization and your particular situation. Evaluates the skills of leadership and management styles of managers and the way they fit the situational requirements. For each of the managers in the first place is being developed requirements profile position, second analyzed the degree of fulfillment of the requirements for the position of manager. Both the diagnosis is based on an online survey in which he participates interested, his superior and subordinates. The use of web research platform diagnosis process is very efficient, and the results are available immediately after its completion. This form of testing provides the full discretion.

Role of Evaluation in Leadership Learning and Development

The measurement of skills before the training is to identify gaps in knowledge and skills, so that the client can select, arrange and give adequate priority to individual elements, such as training, streamlining processes and recruitment process and its implementation. The assessment strategies will help in choosing the appropriate measures for evaluating that respond to the specific needs of the organization and fit in with its strategy of training.

Management evaluation is a tool that affects the success of the company. Knowing your human resource development needs, abilities to cope with key responsibilities skillfully allows our customers to plan their policy on the management and succession issues positions. Staff evaluation conducted by highly trained officials also allows companies to compare their internal resources on both the local and global levels.

Comparing Two Evaluation Models

The models that are compared are Model of the four levels of Kirkpatrick and Appreciative Inquiry Model (360 degree feedback).

Kirkpatrick Model of Evaluation

In 1959, Donald Kirkpatrick designed an evaluation model of training, and even though it has been more than 40 years, the model remains valid. This model has four levels are: reaction, learning, behavior and results.

Level 1; Reaction

Level 1 allows us to measure the degree of satisfaction of students with respect to the training they have just received. Normally this evaluation is usually done through a questionnaire at the end of the course. The evaluation of this level mainly serves to assess the positive and negative aspects ...