Putting Leadership Development Theory Into Practice

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SESSION 2
Putting Leadership Development Theory Into
Practice
Session Presenter
Glenn Gilkey PE SR VP Human Resources
Administration Fluor Corporation
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Why Fluor is addressing leadership development

• Global competition for leadership talent is
  fierce
• Expected retirement of EPC execution talent
• Significant business and resulting workforce
  growth in the past 5 years

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How Fluor is addressing leadership development

• Leadership development is viewed as a key
  strategic issue
• Share three specific focus areas
• Identification development of future leaders
• Leadership training
• Accelerated development

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Identification Development of Future Leaders

• Fluor has a series of structured forums
  responsible to
• Identify and track high-potential leaders and
  make key assignments happen
• All functions, and regions are covered
• Each is assigned executive mentor
• Individual development
• 10 training
• 20 coaching
• 70 experiences

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Leadership Training

• We provide a complete curriculum of functional
  training
• All functions
• New graduates to experienced workers
• Recommended classes introductory, intermediate
  and advanced
• We have developed internal and external series of
  courses specifically geared for leadership
  development
• First time leads and supervisors
• Hi Potential leadership training
• Project Management Leadership
• Executive Development

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Accelerated Development Programs

• Highly Structured Rotational Program
• Top level support
• Assigned an executive sponsor
• Development plan created and followed
• Assignments carefully selected
• Different functions, international, home office
  and field
• Selected training courses to supplement
  experience
• Selectivity is key
• Nomination process - only the best get in
• Only the performers stay in
• Performance coaching
• Must continue to outperform their peers
• Must remain humble, earn the respect of the team

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Results

• Leadership pipeline in all functions is good
• Tracking the development of over 1200
  professionals
• Accelerated programs in place since 2001 have
  graduated leaders into key leadership roles

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• Thank you!