Linking Development to Strategy
Overview
Review the Oak Knoll Academy: Primer on Developing a Strategy Map document.
Assume you work in the HR Department for Oak Knoll Academy and that you will be responsible for creating/sourcing employee development programs that support the overall business strategy, and in particular the Organizational Capacity quadrant of their Balanced Scorecard. As part of this project, you will be communicating to the leadership team in writing. This communication is divided into 3 sections that, together, result in one complete document. You will receive feedback on each section. I encourage you to incorporate the feedback on all sections so that the final product achieves the objective of a complete communication.
Deliverable #3
Analyzing and closing the gap
Once the Board leadership capabilities have been defined and approved by the organization, a gap analysis would be conducted to measure the current level of skill and ability the Board possesses relative to the capabilities. If there are gaps between what the Board is currently capable of and the desired set of capabilities, development activities could be used to close the gaps.
For the purposes of this assignment, select one of the capabilities you have defined and assume the current Board is lacking this capability. Identify two non-traditional (something other than training or an academic course) approaches to helping the Board gain skill, knowledge, and experience in this area.
• Creative, realistic idea, described in 1 to 2 pages 8 points o
You can earn more points if you design a solution or unique approach that draws on what you learned in class or through your experience.
• While creativity is important and desirable, be sure to include ideas that are able to be implemented. Consider cost and complexity in implementation.
