Competency Modeling for Leadership Development
Organizational Development SIG
Join us for the ATD Nashville Organizational Development (OD) SIG!
Join us on June 11 for an engaging session on Competency Modeling for Leadership Development, designed for organizational development and learning professionals seeking practical strategies to strengthen leadership pipelines and talent development efforts.
This interactive session will explore how competency models can serve as a powerful framework for identifying, developing, and sustaining effective leadership across organizations. Participants will discuss the role competency models play in leadership development, examine approaches for identifying critical leadership competencies, and share practical ways to apply competency-based strategies within their own organizational contexts.
Whether you are building a leadership program from the ground up or refining existing development initiatives, this session will provide actionable insights and collaborative discussion to support your work.
Organizational Development (OD) is the study and implementation of organizational change processes. Join two leaders in the OD field for this Special Interest Group (SIG) discussion on OD related topics. Each bi-monthly meeting will have a specialized topic for discussion, workshop, or guest speaker.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the role of competency models in leadership development
- Explore ways to identify key leadership competencies
- Share practical approaches for applying competency models in organizations
ATD Capability Alignment:
• Talent Strategy & Management
• Coaching
• Performance Improvement
• Change Management
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM CST
Members: FREE with registration
Non-Members: FREE with registration
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ATD Nashville has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. This program qualifies for a maximum of 1 point.
Hosts:
Deborah (Deb) Tobey, Ed.D. is a thought leader, educator, and practitioner of Organization Development (OD) and Change. Deb has held an OD consulting practice for many years. In addition, she has held positions as Director of OD in a financial services organization, Director of Talent Management in a government agency, and adjunct faculty member at George Washington University and Vanderbilt University. Deb also taught OD full-time at the master's level at Vanderbilt University for eight years. Her other specialties include Human Performance Improvement, Talent Development, and Consultation skills and practices. She is author/co-author of three books for OD practitioners.
In her work, Deb focuses on creating client efficacy, through human performance analysis, identification, design, implementation, and evaluation of human performance interventions.
Lauren Kiproff-Downer is a dynamic Organizational Psychology practitioner and the founder of Perpara Consulting, LLC, based in the Nashville, TN area. With a unique blend of emotional intelligence, innovative problem-solving, and data-driven insights, Lauren is committed to empowering organizations and their employees to achieve new levels of success and job satisfaction.
Lauren specializes in transforming organizational performance, elevating organizational culture, enhancing employee engagement, and advancing talent development across diverse sectors, including healthcare, publishing, and nonprofit organizations. Her intervention approach focuses on creating tailored solutions that improve organizational culture, develop leadership potential, increase employee retention, and support success in virtual or hybrid work environments.
