Developmental Assignments: Creating Learning Experiences Without Changing Jobs
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Developmental Assignments - Cynthia D. McCauley
DEVELOPMENTAL ASSIGNMENTS
Creating Learning Experiences without Changing Jobs
The Center for Creative Leadership is an international, nonprofit educational institution founded in 1970 to advance the understanding, practice, and development of leadership for the benefit of society worldwide. As a part of this mission, it publishes books and reports that aim to contribute to a general process of inquiry and understanding in which ideas related to leadership are raised, exchanged, and evaluated. The ideas presented in its publications are those of the author or authors.
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Cynthia D. McCauley
DEVELOPMENTAL ASSIGNMENTS
Creating Learning Experiences without Changing Jobs
CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP
Greensboro, North Carolina
CCL Stock No. 189
© 2006 Center for Creative Leadership
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Published by CCL Press
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Peter Scisco, Editor, CCL Press
Karen Mayworth, Associate Editor
Joanne Ferguson, Production Editor
Cover design by Joanne Ferguson
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McCauley, Cynthia D. (Cynthia Denise), 1958–
Developmental assignments : creating learning experiences without changing jobs / Cynthia D. McCauley.
p. cm. — (CCL ; stock no. 189)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-1-882197-91-0 (print) — ISBN 978-1-932973-67-9 (ebook)
1. Executive ability—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Career development—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Needs assessment—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 4. Leadership—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title. II. Series: Report (Center for Creative Leadership) ; no. 189.
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Background
Chapter 2: Development in Place
Chapter 3: Challenge-Driven Assignments
Chapter 4: Competency-Driven Assignments
Appendix A: Resources
Appendix B: Developmental Assignment Plan Template
Appendix C: 360 by Design Cross-References
Appendix D: Executive Dimensions Cross-References
Appendix E: Benchmarks Cross-References
Appendix F: Prospector Cross-References
Appendix G: Skillscope Cross-References
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This fieldbook is based on a stream of research and application on learning from job assignments that involved numerous colleagues over many years. In particular, I have drawn heavily from the work of Kerry Bunker, Maxine Dalton, Bob Eichinger, George Hollenbeck, Mike Lombardo, Morgan McCall, Patty Ohlott, and Marian Ruderman. More recent conversations with Ed Betoff, Bill Howland, Sharon Lamm, Stephanie Lischke, and Joe Toto about their use of the Job Challenge Profile also sparked ideas for the book. Thanks go to Pete Scisco and Kelly Lombardino for their encouragement to undertake this endeavor. Finally, I am grateful to Stephanie Lischke, Steve McMillen, Clare Norman, and Joe Toto for their careful review and feedback on earlier drafts of the book.
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this fieldbook is to help you as a leader more intentionally seek out and design your own developmental assignments (and to help others do the same). It focuses in particular on how to shape your current job and nonwork pursuits so that these activities will provide opportunities to continuously stretch and grow as a leader. We often refer to this approach to learning as development in place