The Handbook of Leadership Development Evaluation: 32 (J-B CCL (Center for Creative Leadership)) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787982172 ISBN 13: 9780787982171

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2006

Synopsis

With the increase in the number of organizational leadership development programs, there is a pressing need for evaluation to answer important questions, improve practice, and inform decisions. The Handbook is a comprehensive resource filled with examples, tools, and the most innovative models and approaches designed to evaluate leadership development in a variety of settings. It will help you answer the most common questions about leadership development efforts, including:

• What difference does leadership development make?
• What development and support strategies work best to enhance leadership?
• Is the time and money spent on leadership development worthwhile?
• What outcomes can be expected from leadership development?
• How can leadership development efforts be sustained?

About this title

About the Author

The Editors

Kelly M. Hannum is enterprise associate at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) where she serves as an expert on issues related to measurement, evaluation, and research design and develops data collection tools used in research and evaluation.

Jennifer W. Martineau is the director of the Design and Evaluation Center at CCL. She serves as internal evaluation coach to CCL faculty and staff and has worked with an array of client organizations, including international for-profit and nonprofit organizations.

Claire Reinelt is research and evaluation director for the Leadership Learning Community, which works to strengthen leadership development by sharing ideas, resources, and innovative practices among evaluation professionals.

The Center for Creative Leadership is a nonprofit educational institution with international reach whose mission is to advance the understanding, practice, and development of leadership for the benefit of society worldwide. With campuses in Greensboro, North Carolina; Colorado Springs, Colorado; San Diego, California; Brussels; and Singapore, it conducts research, produces publications and assessment tools, and offers a variety of educational programs. CCL has been ranked among the world's top 5 providers of executive education in the Financial Times. For more information, visit CCL's Web site at www.ccl.org.

From the Back Cover

The Handbook of Leadership Development Evaluation

Sponsored by the Center for Creative Leadership, this Handbook of Leadership Development Evaluation brings together a distinguished list of contributors who share their knowledge and expertise about this important field.

With the increase in the number of organizational leadership development programs, there is a pressing need for evaluation to answer important questions, improve practice, and inform decisions. The Handbook is a comprehensive resource filled with examples, tools, and the most innovative models and approaches designed to evaluate leadership development in a variety of settings. It will help you answer the most common questions about leadership development efforts, including:

• WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MAKE?
• WHAT DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT STRATEGIES WORK BEST TO ENHANCE LEADERSHIP?
• IS THE TIME AND MONEY SPENT ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORTHWHILE?
• WHAT OUTCOMES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT?
• HOW CAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS BE SUSTAINED?

This groundbreaking handbook will help practitioners and researchers lay a foundation for the open exchange of ideas and put in place the process of application, adaptation, and subsequent learning of leadership development evaluation.

From the Inside Flap

The Handbook of Leadership Development Evaluation

Sponsored by the Center for Creative Leadership, this Handbook of Leadership Development Evaluation brings together a distinguished list of contributors who share their knowledge and expertise about this important field.

With the increase in the number of organizational leadership development programs, there is a pressing need for evaluation to answer important questions, improve practice, and inform decisions. The Handbook is a comprehensive resource filled with examples, tools, and the most innovative models and approaches designed to evaluate leadership development in a variety of settings. It will help you answer the most common questions about leadership development efforts, including:

• WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MAKE?
• WHAT DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT STRATEGIES WORK BEST TO ENHANCE LEADERSHIP?
• IS THE TIME AND MONEY SPENT ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORTHWHILE?
• WHAT OUTCOMES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT?
• HOW CAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS BE SUSTAINED?

This groundbreaking handbook will help practitioners and researchers lay a foundation for the open exchange of ideas and put in place the process of application, adaptation, and subsequent learning of leadership development evaluation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787982172
• ISBN 13: 9780787982171
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 632
• Editor: Hannum Kelly, Martineau Jennifer W., Reinelt Claire