Managing a Global and Virtual Leadership Development Program
The Jhpiego Leadership Development Program focuses on 13 managerial and interpersonal competencies that effective global leaders need. Elements of the global cohort-based program include pairing mentors in a mix of supply-side assessments and training with demand-side learner self-directed activities. The initiative was launched to develop future leaders and enhance our worldwide talent management strategy in an organization with 3,900 employees in 40 countries, and it is based on a “low-dose/high-frequency” philosophy adapted from clinical training and capacity efforts, as well as a content curation model.
Learning Objectives:
- The key elements of a content curation model for learning.
- The do's and don'ts of launching a new global leadership development effort, and then maintaining an existing program.
- Tips for keeping a program fresh for learners, mentors and program administrators.
Howard Wallack, SHRM-SCP
Howard A. Wallack has been the Deputy Chief Human Resources & Administrative Officer since 2016 in the Global Human Resources (GHR) department at Jhpiego in Baltimore, MD, an international, non-profit health organization, affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. Jhpiego is dedicated to improving the health of women, children, and families in lower-resourced countries, with approximately 4,200 employees worldwide in 38 countries. At Jhpiego, Howard spearheads the organization’s leadership development program and leads a team of 5 regional HR business partners who support country HR operations, himself currently backstopping Ghana, Guatemala, and Mozambique. During his 40-year career with experience in nearly 90 countries, Howard has had senior-level positions in HR, training and development, global business development, and program management in for-profit and non-profit businesses and the US Peace Corps. In April 2023 Howard was recognized with an OnCon Icon peer-voted award among the “Top 50 HR Professionals” for having made a considerable impact on their organization and/or previous organizations; made strong contributions to their community through thought leadership; innovated in their role/career; and exhibited exceptional leadership. He has advanced degrees in international affairs and international human resources and globalization and holds multiple professional certifications, including the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), and the GPHR® & SPHRi™ qualification from the HR Certification Institute. As a volunteer he has served on the Board of Directors of Cultural Vistas since 2011.