A Qualitative Exploration of Effective Leadership Development Programs and Leadership Process on Succession Planning and Organizational Performance

Abstract

Leadership is a valuable resource of an organization, and its effectiveness potentially impacts organizational efficacy and productivity. This qualitative single case study includes the possible impact of ineffective leadership development programs for succession planning on organizational performance. Leadership effectiveness comes from the perspective of 17 participants from across the organization of interest. A total of 11 themes and 71 sub-themes that underscore leadership development as iterative emerged from the study. The themes highlight the prominence of informal leadership development efforts, the effectiveness of alignment with exemplary leaders, and leadership practices. Consequently, the effectiveness of leadership development programs is assessed through a leader’s behavioral indicators and traits, exposure to exemplary formal and informal leadership practices, and an organizational culture that enables personal growth. Analysis of the information retrieved from the study confirmed that aspects of the problem statement of this study exist in the organization MNUS. The study included identifying the need for a direct measure of the impact of leadership development programs on the performance of an organization. Leadership development programs are an area of further study.