Abstract

The study aimed to examine the level of adopting leadership methodology, level of leadership talent management, level of buil ding leadership merits, and the level of coaching and self-empowerment (mentoring) and at Taif University, from the perspectives of academic leaders, as well as examine the effect of adopting the leadership methodology at Taif University in developing the leadership competencies of academic leaders .The main study included (152) male and female of academic leaders at Taif University. The instrument of the study consisted of questionnaire in its final form consisted of (49) statements, which were divided into four main axes: leadership methodology adoption (13) statements, leadership talent management (10) statements, building leadershi p competencies (14) statements, and guidance and self-empowerment (12) statements. The study results revealed that (Institutional and programmatic adoption) came in first place according to the responses of academic leaders in the university, showed that (Organizing human resources in a manner that develops talent) came in first place according to the responses of academic leaders in the university, showed that (Organizational training and learning) came in first place according to the responses of academic leaders in the university ,and showed that (Training and qualification via actual situations and switching roles) came in first place accord ing to the responses of academic leaders in the university ,as well as the Simple linear regression analysis model showed determine the contribution of the variable (level of adoption of the leadership methodology) in predicting leadership talent management.