<span lang="EN-US">This paper aims to construct an integrated theory of leadership development, as one of the important aspects of human resources development, with the main components drawn from the literature of leadership theory and leadership development theory. The exploration is based on the development from the theory of bad leadership, good leadership, to strategic leadership to identify the leadership development and its implication on effective leadership development program in the context manufacturing industry.</span><span lang="EN-US">This conceptual article attempts to classify the literature on the variety approaches of the leadership development, and then drawing the six critical pivots or components  of leadership development program.</span><span lang="EN-US">Organizations need to design leadership development program with six pivots of leadership development which are collective effort, leadership outcomes, organizational outcomes, sources, process and context, which are essential to direct the process of leadership development, to ensure for having the outcome of effective leadership being fit in manufacturing industry.</span>