Campbell Leadership Descriptor (CLD®)
The Campbell Leadership Descriptor (CLD) is a self-assessment tool created to assist individuals in recognizing the fundamental attributes of effective leadership. Through this process, participants will assess their leadership capabilities and develop a strategic agenda to enhance their leadership proficiency.
Uses & Applications
The CLD helps participants understand, identify, and apply the Six Major Task Components of Organizational Leadership and Three Personal Components of Organizational Leadership.
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of this assessment, participants will:
- Understand the major components of leadership
- Identify the characteristics of a successful leader
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this assessment, participants will:
- Evaluate one's leadership strengths and weaknesses by comparing one's results to "good" and "poor" leaders
- Develop a personal action plan for improving leadership skills
The Six Major Task Components of Organizational Leadership
- Vision: Establish the general tone and direction of the organization
- Management: Set specific goals and focus organizational resources for achieving them
- Empowerment: Select and develop direct reports who are committed to the organization’s goals
- Diplomacy: Forge coalitions with important internal and external constituencies: peers, superiors, direct reports, potential organizational allies, and other important outside decision-makers
- Feedback: Observe and listen carefully to clients, customers, voters, employees, students, and team members; and share the resulting information in a manner that those affected see as beneficial
- Entrepreneurialism: Find future opportunities, including increased revenues, expanded markets, or a higher probability of desirable outcomes, such as international peace, a healthier environment, or the creation of beauty, through mechanisms such as new projects, programs, or policies
The Three Personal Components of Organizational Leadership
- Personal Style: By personal example, set an overall organizational tone of competence, optimism, integrity, and inspiration
- Personal Energy: Live a disciplined, wholesome lifestyle that provides the necessary energy and durability to handle the physical demands of leadership, long hours, stressful decisions, and conflict
- Multicultural Awareness: Be experienced and comfortable working with individuals and managing organizations across different geographic, demographic, and cultural borders
