Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program for the 18th NISPAcee Annual Conference Program Overview Main Conference Theme Author(s) Claudio Rivera University of Latvia Riga Latvia Claudio Rivera Title Building a Model of Leadership Development in Times of Crisis File Paper files are available only for conference participants, please login first. Presenter Abstract This paper aims to present a theoretical framework for practitioners and researchers in order to explore the key aspects for leadership development in processes of transitions and crisis. Based on two research projects, a leadership training case and extensive theoretical analysis this model underlines the basic requirements for maintaining and improving leadership capabilities when organizations and individuals undergo processes of change. During this paper the author is going to present what he considers the essential elements of a model for leadership development based on his research. Of course, overall crisis or change leadership theories and transformational leadership account for the most important part on the intellectual maturation of this paper. The author postulates that two important factors play a key role in leadership development during times of crisis. These two factors are system of values and role models. They either hinder or encourage extraordinarily the possibilities of leadership development. Particularly in times of change a system of values guarantees a basis and stability for the decision making process. Regarding role models, they make potential leaders to learn ongoing and to make wise decisions. Wisdom is the key ingredient for right decisions in a changing environment. In order to build the model, the author underwent an extensive review of literature, withdrew empirical findings from two surveys which have been run in Latvia and El Salvador, and he analyzed a comprehensive leadership program designed and implemented in Spain, Leader100. Concerning the surveys: the first targeted the population of senior executives of leading companies in Latvia and tried to identify their leadership developmental needs and the fulfillment of these needs. The second has been implemented among more than 3000 teenagers and explores the presence of role models and their influence and relevance on attitudes and values development. The paper is outlined as follows. In section 2 and 3 the author will check the main assumptions on leadership and learning respectively. In section 3 he will remark applicable concepts on change leadership. In section 4 he will describe the main results from his empirical research. In section 5 he will outline essential methodological issues on building a model on leadership. In section 6 he will expose the model. Finally, in section 7 he will underline the main conclusions.
