Corrections_Today_September_October_2023_Vol.85_No.5

NEWS&VIEWS

NIC UPDATE

Experience correctional leadership development with the National Institute of Corrections By Donna Ledbetter I firmly believe that all agencies should have some type of lead ership development program long waves of retirement, which has most recently translated into staff ing shortages and extended open vacancies for numerous departments teams, manage complex projects and represent the organization at senior levels.

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for future leaders,” says Jim Wise man, a facilitator for the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Cor rectional Leadership Development (CLD) Series. Succession planning, or identify ing current, highly qualified staff within an organization to take on new roles, has long been a challenge for corrections. The field periodi cally suffers from high turnover and

“[The] training is truly about the impact it can have on an agency,” Wiseman says. With qualified staff, organizations can maneuver them selves into better positions to meet their goals and address organiza tional needs. The CLD Experience NIC Correctional Program Spe cialist (CPS) Leslie LeMaster, and

of corrections. There can also be loss of the institutional knowledge that contributes to the stability of an organization. NIC developed the CLD series in part to help organizations address succession planning through their leadership capacity. That is, the number of qualified staff they have who are equipped with skills to lead

facilitators Jim Wiseman and Dr. John Eggers, a former NIC employee, have delivered CLD train ing together for years, both in person and virtu ally. LeMaster and Eggers are developers of CLD. “I was fortunate to work with Jim Wiseman when I was a CPS with the NIC Academy,” Egg ers says. “Jim and I have worked with Leslie Le Master in developing and delivering the CLD pro gram. Jim is a top-notch leader developer, and a true joy to work with. All

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