Why:

• Managers and leaders play a critical role in establishing and sustaining an innovative and creative culture.

How:

• Develop systems that support the development and use of management and leadership skills
• Create an environment that allows for learning at all levels
• Pursue succession planning
• Recruit interested candidates and invest in them

• Establish organizational development (OD) capabilities that are accessible and actively supporting all Centers.

• Communications that are timely, tailored to the appropriate audience, and multi-directional rather than top-down;

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion since they are crucial to collaboration. It is critical that supervisors and managers proactively express and demonstrate their support for these practices in the ways they engage employees, and in the decisions they make around hiring, awards, and professional development.

• By empowering employees to make decisions while at lower levels in the organization, they will have opportunities to build skills progressively throughout their careers.

• Encourage people to speak up and voice dissenting opinions.

• Help managers develop communications skills.The development of communications skills and leadership qualities are crucial for working with, managing, and leading people. Skills in areas such as nonverbal communication, listening to others, improving the ability to empathize with others, and managing relationships will improve an individual’s ability to lead or manage.

Goals:

• Expand the capacity and awareness of individuals to perform as leaders and managers in formal and informal roles;
• Engage and retain individuals with high potential
• Increase the ability of leaders and supervisors to meet changing organizational needs.