Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 5, 2015

Done well, action learning projects are one of the very best forms of leadership development. A great action learning program (ALP) has tremendous benefits: New ideas from fresh perspectives. Learning is contextual. Participants must manage through complex situations and team dynamics. Real work gets done.

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Action Learning Project Participative Learning-by-Doing 180

Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 5, 2015

Done well, action learning projects are one of the very best forms of leadership development. A great action learning program (ALP) has tremendous benefits: New ideas from fresh perspectives. Learning is contextual. Participants must manage through complex situations and team dynamics. Real work gets done.

Action Learning 180

Action Learning Project Participative Learning-by-Doing 180

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 19, 2011

It also has the side benefit of slowly beginning to change the culture, as diverse participants begin to shape the thinking, attitudes, and behaviors of others that wouldn’t have normally had the opportunity to interact with those that are “different”. For example, diverse “action learning” teams often produce the most creative solutions.

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Planning Development Metrics Succession 229

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

We heard this leadership dilemma from multiple companies that participated in our research on the leadership perspectives of C-suite executives and millennial leaders, which was co-produced by our three organizations, The Conference Board, RW2 Enterprises, and DDI.

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Development Participative Conference Innovation 15

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 27, 2011

A complete career change. Career-wise, this is the granddaddy of development moves. Sure, no one likes to start all over again at the bottom – but perhaps there’s something out there that would allow you to use 40-60% of what you’ve already learned, and provide an opportunity to learn something new for the other 40-60%?

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Goal Development Mentor Short-term 230

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2015

When you’re coaching an employee in order to support career development, you’ll want to identify activities that help make progress toward a specific career goal. What roles in the organization would you like to learn more about? Improvement in what skill would have the greatest impact on your career development?

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Metrics Learning-by-Doing Goal Project 8

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Having been trained by one of the best companies in the world on Leadership Development, (GE), in one of the best action learning environments in the world (a high performance culture), I frown on textbook practitioners. Establish mutually acceptable timetables to ensure individual development and more commitment/participation.

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Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 333