Trustmark’s Leadership Development Program

1- What development activities are used in this program? Why are they important? The development activities that were used in the program in developing effective leadership that could influence achievement for the company were workshops/training sessions and a 360-degree feedback. Each of the activity is important to the managers since it aims at improving leadership and enhancing development in the company. In its renaissance, Trustmark Company needed leaders who had the skills, courage, and potential to help the employees in the company adopt to a new culture for innovations and opportunities. One of the development activities is conducting workshops. Workshops are session held by the company to help in improving the skills and knowledge of the participants. The company might decide to outsource the trainers so as to make a different impact on the people being trained. In the case of Trustmark, managers were involved in various workshop sessions that were aimed at informing them of the various leadership practices and the best practices that can be used for a specific scenario to produce good results. The other development activity that is used is the use of 360-degree feedback. This is a process whereby leaders get feedback from all those working around them. The feedback could be from the top leadership, peers, or the people working below you. The use of 360-degree feedback is important to the Trustmark Company since it will enable the manager’s rate their standards and know where they can be able to improve in their management styles or practices. This feedback also enables managers to have self-awareness and find out on the improvement measures on their weaker points. By using the feedbacks, leaders are able to develop a plan for improving their leadership and ensuring that the goals in plan are achieved.
2- What data or outcomes should be collected to monitor the effectiveness of the leadership development program? Explain the business reason for