Target group

The management top 75 of the Dutch Probation Service; consisting of the Country Management Team and the Regional Management Teams.

Goal

In order to provide support to employees as work pressure and demands increase, the Dutch Probation Service wants the top 75 to participate in a development programme. In this programme, leadership competencies are developed by providing coaching, knowledge, training and intervision. Aside from this, knowledge and experiences are shared during facilitation sessions within and between different regions.

Framework and Approach

The leadership programme we developed for the Dutch Probation Service is tailored to the most important themes within the organisation, such as planning and control, change management, and leadership. These themes are subject to continuous change. The programme is adjusted to real-life themes, the reality of the day. Leaders develop and facilitate part of the programme themselves, with the support of a senior LTP advisor.

The development programme is based on the principle of Action Learning, whereby organisation development and leadership development go hand-in-hand. Despite the fact that the overall programme has been designed, flexibility is demanded from programme managers. Actual situations and themes must be taken into account as and when they occur.

The leadership programme has five tracks:

• Individual track (360 feedback, development meeting, personal development programme)
• Training programme that fits the personal development programme
• Regional and Country Team development
• Intervision
• Large scale events

Progress Project

The leadership programme has been running for a year and the first results are visible. In about a year there will be a formal evaluation of the results. In the meantime, a lot of positive feedback has already been shared.