Building Sustainable Leadership: The Supervisor Leadership Academy

About the Program

Category: Personnel Management, Employment and Training (Best in Category)

Year: 2016

The Executive Team of the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department (MCAPD) recognized the need for leadership succession planning and a Supervisor Leadership Academy was developed to prepare managers to lead a highly effective probation organization. The Supervisor Leadership Academy is grounded in leadership principles and focuses on leadership in a learning organization. Scheduled two days per month over a six-month period, the Supervisor Leadership Academy provides a rich mix of presentations and activities, and incorporates assignments and professional development between sessions. Each participant prepares an individualized leadership development plan. Nine Supervisor Leadership Academies have been conducted with 162 graduates, who rated the training favorably. Seven Academy graduates have since been promoted to the MCAPD Executive Team and leadership has been enhanced throughout the organization. In addition, MCAPD made training slots available to other probation departments in Arizona and leadership has been enhanced in their departments as well.