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LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR TODAY'S ORGANIZATION

Organizations have evolved rapidly during the 20th century, and will undoubtedly continue to do so at an even quicker pace during the 21st century. To keep pace, the modern manager must have the necessary KSAOs for the job. An area in which I/O psychologists can contribute to organizations is in helping to assure that managers are capable. One of the large I/O consulting firms, Development Dimensions International, DDI, specializes in this area, among others.

For this exercise, you should go to the DDI website and look at their description of services. They outline the skills their training addresses, which is a list of the KSAOs needed by managers.

1. For background read Chapter 13 of your text. Pay particular attention to pp. 298-302, and the McNelis case on pp. 315.

2. Go to the links page and go to Development Dimensions International.

3. Go to Building Strategic Leaders and then Offerings.

4. Look at the training program Interaction Management Tactics and Strategies for Effective Leadership. Make a list of the competency areas the training will address. Which do you think are most important for a manager?

5. Draw parallels between this list and the McNelis case in the textbook. Which of the competencies noted by McNelis are covered in the DDI training?

HINT: Be sure and take notes as you go, or download the information for later use.

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