Leadership Development

Within CF Industries, leadership development means providing our leaders with opportunities to identify their strengths and weaknesses, and receive constructive feedback to apply to their roles. This is provided through several leadership development programmes, such as:

• Frontline Leadership Development Programme (FLDP)
• CF Leading Leaders
• Executive Development Programme (EDP)

Team Leader Foundations

Empowering first-time leaders.

This comprehensive leadership development programme is designed specifically for all first-time supervisors and/or team leads across CF (people who have direct reports, regardless of title).

Over the course of 6 months, participants will engage in a series of six interactive, live classes held on Microsoft Teams, with individual and site-based cohort activities in between the live classes. Topics include Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow, Emotional Intelligence for Team Leaders, Situational Leadership, Conflict & Difficult Conversations, Coaching, Powerful Questions & Feedback, and Accountability & Managing Performance.

Frontline Leadership Development (FLDP)

CF’s Frontline Leadership Development Programme (FLDP) was designed in partnership with the Centre for Creative Leadership to help frontline leaders recognise and capitalise on their strengths and provide the skills and tools to address their development opportunities. This programme enhances the leaders understanding of foundational leadership concepts, skills and perspective.

Leading Leaders — Your Journey to Enhanced Leadership

This programme is a three-month long Functional Leader Development Experience designed to enhance your understanding of effective leadership. Leaders will explore the Fives Roles of Leaders – Strategist, Talent Developer, Internal Influencer, Change Leader and Results Orchestrator. Some of the skills taught also include understanding how to inspire and lead a diverse team while demonstrating courage to challenge the status quo and achieve new possibilities.

Executive Development Programme (EDP)

This EDP takes your leadership knowledge to the next level by utilising your greatest strength within CF Industries: the support of your peers. In this cohort-based programme, 15 nominated leaders will expand their leadership knowledge to enhance their business acumen and excel in their position while contributing to the success of the company. This is an expansive programme spanning from 12-18 months that takes a multi-faceted approach to leadership education. Through personalised feedback, leadership assessments and experiental learning exercises, participants can expect to expand their knowledge and grow their professional network in the process.