As described the prompts, developing the adaptive leadership toolkit
was an assignment given by the Vice President of Learning and
Leadership, as a means to respond to the employee engagement
survey. The response to the survey is being led by the Chief Human
Resource Officer. Therefore, the deliverable, the adaptive leadership
toolkit, must be provided to both the Vice President of Learning and
Leadership, and the Chief Human Resource Officer. As these are two
members of the executive team, it would be beneficial to have a
review of the adaptive leadership toolkit with the entire executive
team, perhaps as one of the points of discussion during the
weekly/monthly executive team meeting. I have had great success
using PowerPoint presentations to cover topics when time is short
and the audience is from a variety of backgrounds (as would be the
case in an executive team meeting). I find that having a PowerPoint
that is divided into "big points" and "specific data" the most useful.
The big points will capture the entire audience and be used to
communicate the bulk of the message, and is the part of the
presentation actually meant to be shared. However, there is usually
at least one person that asks an incredibly specific question or wants
to see the data. While you can always offer to meet offline with that
person to go over results in more depth, having the specific data
section available right then while you already have that person's
attention really makes a difference. The specific data shouldn't be
shared with the whole group until there is a reason to do, but having
it at the ready shows that you have put significant effort into the
project and understand the complexity of the project.
Beyond the executive team, the information and resources in the
adaptive leadership toolkit need to be shared with those individuals
that directly supervise employees. Communicating this information
efficiently is even more important than reviewing the adaptive
leadership toolkit with the executive team. The suggestion behaviors,
skills, and actions in the toolkit will make the most impact when
utilized by supervisors who have a direct impact on employees. I
suggest that this information is communicated slowly over time, to
be able to provide opportunities to build skills. While the executive
team needs a high-level overview of what's in the adaptive
leadership toolkit, supervisors need to actually work with the toolkit.
