2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Aug 14, 2024  
2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog

LDR 430 - Managing Talent and Developing Leaders


Description: Introduction to managing the performance of individuals, teams, and the entire organization. Examination of major facets for creating a work environment that enables employees to thrive using talent management systems. Includes developing core competencies, designing and implementing performance management systems, identifying, assessing, and developing talent, delivering performance coaching for individuals and teams, and driving employee engagement and retention. 

Prerequisites: Program Admission. LDR 300.

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. Performance management  
  2. Leadership competencies 
  3. Succession planning process 
  4. Talent assessment tools 
  5. Performance feedback 
  6. Professional development

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Compare methodologies organizations can use to accelerate and improve individual, team, and organizational performance. (1) 
  2. Evaluate leadership competencies that will frame the behaviors expected for organizational success. (2) 
  3. Design a succession planning process. (3) 
  4. Formulate when and how to use assessment tools for talent selection, talent development, and team formation purposes. (4) 
  5. Formulate strategies for engaging and developing teams and team members. (4) 
  6. Compare feedback processes for delivering positive and constructive feedback to improve individual and team performance. (5) 
  7. Create a development plan that will accelerate professional development. (6)