John Holland Quarterly Review, Issue Three, 2007 - Leighton ...

onsite: Above: Michael D’Addona and Andrew Burr taking part in the 2007 Emerging Leaders Program. Below: Group Managing Director David Stewartwith Sally Friedlander, Group Manager Organisational Development, Raelee Hobson, Learning and Development Manager and the 17 Emerging Leadersselected from across John Holland.generation nextJohn Holland’sOrganisationalDevelopment team hasintroduced severalinitiatives to promotecross-functionalrelationships across thedifferent divisions ofthe business.The two-year Emerging LeadersProgram is a leadership developmentinitiative which includes a week-longresidential course, bringing togetherhigh-performing individuals from acrossJohn Holland’s construction andspecialist divisions.Held in Sydney in March, the residentialcourse provided 17 John HollandEmerging Leaders from all around thecountry with intensive tuition in theleadership skills, behaviours, knowledgeand attitudes needed to develop theirleadership capability.The program culminated in eachindividual presenting their personaldevelopment plan to John HollandMining Managing Director, TobyBradbury. Toby provided participantswith constructive feedback and practicalideas for implementing their initiativesin the business. This led to a wideranginggroup discussion whichcanvassed many ideas for improvementsand innovations in the business.The program finished with 17exhausted but highly motivated andinspired employees who were notonly enthusiastic about their futureleadership roles within John Holland,but also confident of the steps neededto achieve their goals in partnershipwith their colleagues.“We’re delighted with the progress ofthe third Emerging Leaders Program,”said Sally Friedlander, Group Manager,Organisational Development. “Sixty-onepeople have now participated in theProgram to date, putting us well on theway to creating a leadership andcoaching culture at John Holland.”The Emerging Leaders Program seeks to:• Generate at least 80% of succession candidates for Operations Manager andGeneral Manager roles from internal appointments by 2010;• Demonstrate commitment to developing and promoting from within John Holland;• Establish a leadership benchmark for John Holland and the construction industry;• Create future networks; and• Retain key talent.12 ] johnholland.com.au