| Session Title: Demonstrating Impact of a Nationwide Leadership/Top Executive Training and Development Program: A Systematic Evaluation of Complex Behavioral Outcomes |
| Multipaper Session 596 to be held in Suwannee 11 on Friday, Nov 13, 3:35 PM to 4:20 PM |
| Sponsored by the Health Evaluation TIG |
| Chair(s): |
| Heidi Deutsch, National Association of County and City Health Officials, hdeutsch@naccho.org |
| Abstract: A nationwide leadership/top executive training and development program was designed in response to a need for action-oriented programs to train Local Health Officials to effectively respond to a host of local health challenges. More specifically, the Survive and Thrive Program was designed to increase the competence and skills of new Local Health Officials to succeed within the multi-faceted environment of local health practice. Correspondingly, a comprehensive evaluation process was developed to systematically evaluate program effectiveness and provide evidence of the impact of the Survive and Thrive program in developing effective leadership, building Local Health Department capacity, and strengthening the infrastructure of local governmental public health. The papers in this session will present specific components of this evaluation and discuss issues with regard to evaluating complex behavioral outcomes associated with leadership and executive development programs, particularly within the context of local governmental public health. |
| Documenting Improved On-the-job Performance of Local Health Officials: The Survive and Thrive 360 Degree Performance Evaluation |
| Sue Ann Sarpy, Sarpy and Associates LLC, ssarpy@tulane.edu |
| Seth Kaplan, George Mason University, skaplan1@gmu.edu |
| Alicia Stachoski, George Mason University, astachow@gmu.edu |
| The Survive and Thrive program was developed to train new Local Health Officials - top executives at Local Health Departments - in applying effective strategies and solutions to respond to current local-level challenges. Consistent with other leadership and executive development programs, a critical component of the Survive and Thrive program is the use of a 360 degree feedback process. The Survive and Thrive 360 Degree Performance Evaluation was developed in response to the need for a tailored, behaviorally-oriented measure that is focused on training-related job performance and applicable across diverse Local Health Departments nationwide. The Survive and Thrive 360 Degree Performance Evaluation assesses critical behaviors and skills that new Local Health Officials are expected to perform at their Local Health Departments. This presentation will highlight issues related to the development and implementation of a tailored 360 Degree Performance Evaluation to provide evidence of program impact on training-related outcomes across various communities and Local Health Departments. |
| Considering Organizational Factors in Determining the Impact of a Leadership/Top Executive Training and Development Program |
| Seth Kaplan, George Mason University, skaplan1@gmu.edu |
| Sue Ann Sarpy, Sarpy and Associates LLC, ssarpy@tulane.edu |
| In understanding the effects of workforce development and leadership initiatives on building training-related competence and skills, a consideration of organizational factors that can positively or negatively influence the trainees' subsequent job performance is essential. These organizational factors are conditions in the work environment that facilitate or impede the attainment of high levels of effectiveness. In effect, these conditions in the work environment place an upper limit on the potential impact that the training may have on related outcomes. This presentation will highlight the results from an evaluation designed to systematically examine the organizational facilitators and barriers existing across Local Health Departments nationwide as well as their influence on the leadership and top executive training-related behaviors for Local Health Officials. Discussion will also focus on the development and implementation of an Organizational Factors Survey, and on the importance of considering these factors in evaluating the impact of leadership and executive training and development initiatives. |