Leading in Context

JUNE 1, 2011

If we use fear-based leadership, bullying, command-and-control leadership, belittling, sabotage or other forms of psychological violence, or allow them to be used by others in our organizations, we create the opposite of a supportive, productive learning organization. LeadinginContext.com.

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Leading Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Some 54 percent of organizations say AI has been cost-effective for their business operations. Netflix, for example, claims to have saved more than $1 billion annually using machine learning. Organizations can do more with less. They are now working smarter, not harder.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 7, 2015

If there is one book that has influenced my business thinking the most, it is Peter Senge’s “ The Fifth Discipline – The Art and Practice of Learning Organization ” and I have referred to it many times over past years on this blog. Related Posts at QAspire Blog : Why Organizations Don’t Learn ?

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You're Not the Boss of Me

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

There was a time when everyone was jumping onto The Learning Organization bandwagon. This usually happened when times were good, when organizations felt a little more ebullient about their prospects and generous toward their employees. It can get pretty complex. Shared Vision: I expect this one is pretty familiar to most people.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 30, 2019

No significant learning happens only through consumption of insights. It happens when we act on what we learn, go through the experience, take risks and then develop insights through the lens of that experience. Taking Charge of YOUR Learning. Social Media for Better Leadership and Learning. Share to Learn.

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Media Learning Organization Commitment Development 195

Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2012

Sonnenberg discusses at length, nine critical success factors that need to be built into the organization: Passion that develops commitment to the organization’s mission, values, and goals. A learning organization that adapts well to change. Devotion to service excellence. Responds with speed.

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Sales Wolf Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

I like to start off each week by highlighting five posts from the HR, talent management, and leadership development blogosphere that I found to be especially good reading during the past week. Below are my picks for January 24th - 30th, 2011.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 12, 2024

As an executive leadership coach who works with leaders around the world, I believe the answer lies in how well organizations connect AI technologies to their corporate vision and individual employee growth. Mentorship and Coaching : Implement mentorship and coaching programs within your organization.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2019

And it is this fear we have of looking bad or retribution that organizations must reduce or eliminate if we are to help people to bring their best to work. Psychological safety is not about taking all of the bumps and ruts out of the road (which sadly is becoming more and more prevalent in leadership thought today). It is an enabler.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

External/Differentiated: Goal-oriented learning organizations that differentiate themselves from their competition in the marketplace and drive excellence in their processes and products. Internal/Integrated: Focused on developing personnel–both leadership and the rank-and-file.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 21, 2016

Learning Organization – A learning organization is one that acquires knowledge and facilitates the learning of its team members, in order to continuously improve, innovate, and transform. Work teams are formed to meet the demands of the organization.

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QAspire

APRIL 2, 2017

On this blog, we have visually explored various facets of creating a learning organization. It all starts from understanding why organizations don’t learn. Peter Senge’s seminal work on creating a learning organizations outlines learning disabilities that plague organizations.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 28, 2018

He is exceptionally proud of his organization and the people he employs. He is keen to create a learning organization that will empower his employees to stay a step ahead of the new international competitors, who are putting pressure on his sales and profits. In short, they must learn deliberately.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 23, 2016

Guest post from Rick Tiemann: You can’t just take it for granted and assume that having a business plan in place is all it takes in order to develop your leadership program. You also can’t take for granted that having a leadership development program in place will enhance the quality of the leaders within your organization.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

There was a time when everyone was jumping onto The Learning Organization bandwagon. This usually happened when times were good, when organizations felt a little more ebullient about their prospects and generous toward their employees. Here’s more about team learning in case you want it. It can get pretty complex.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

“In order to maximize our learning we have to be sensitive to and manage our emotions.” The litmus test of a learning organization is being receptive to information that goes against the established way and a tolerance for failure and mistakes.” Being smart is really about knowing how to learn.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

JUNE 25, 2012

I do not believe that studying these leaders will reveal the secret formula to great leadership. The traditional paradigm where the great leader imparts his wisdom and leads his organization to great heights does not work in today’s world. These are real stories and there is much to learn from them.

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QAspire

JULY 5, 2022

Such challenges require emergent leadership from across the board within organization to make sense of reality, iterate solutions, adapt and learn along the way. How do leaders go about creating a culture of learning and adaptability?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

In Winning the Long Game they write that “In times of crisis and change, when people are confused about what to do, ordinary leadership must rise to the level of strategic leadership.” Especially in uncertain times, “companies must tilt more toward strategic leadership than toward operational excellence.” Chapter 1: Elon Musk).

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Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

29 Leadership Experts Share Their Top 19 Leadership Competencies & Behaviors for Success (Plus Leaderboard) It seems that the world has a lack of leadership these days, doesn’t it? Why does poor leadership seem to be such an epidemic in government, business, and nonprofits?

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QAspire

JANUARY 5, 2015

What are the enablers of proactive leadership? Constant Learning: Learning feeds proactive leadership. We all make mistakes all the time but a learning team constantly apply lessons from past mistakes to prevent them from happening in future. Here are more ideas to build a learning organization.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 19, 2013

” The traditional hierarchical model of leadership will not work effectively for major organizations in tomorrow’s changing world. A classic example of a new-world organization is AT&T Wireless Services (formerly McCaw Cellular Communications); which AT&T paid twelve billion dollars to acquire. Pretty well!

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QAspire

MAY 13, 2021

The ideas they shared in the book as well as in the interview with me have served as a constant reminder to me that leadership in its best form is a gift of growth for others. Chip Bell and Marshall Goldsmith] The same way any leadership or coaching activity occurs…it comes down to priority. Leaders create learning organizations.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 22, 2015

Develop Leadership Skills: A Mobile Reference Guide. - Books Business Coaching Career Communication Leadership Skills Work life Australia commercialization communication skills good leader learning organization South Australia systems thought processes University of Adelaide' See more at: [link].

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 3, 2010

You and Liz created a space that amplified my mission in my cause community, within my individual organizations, and to the greater non-profit community in general. I’m excited to see what everybody does with the inspiration and energy and I hope to be a part of SOBCon next year. Thanks very much. Cosell note his passing.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 22, 2015

It produces excellence because it is good leadership. Stoller points out, Lean organizations outperform non-Lean organizations for two basic reasons: Brings Out the Best in People. Lean is respectful of people, develops and makes use of people’s gifts. It sounds like a manufacturing thing. But that is misleading.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

By its nature, a systems intelligent organization is also one that is capable of learning and development,” they say. “ The employees of a systems intelligent organization have models of behavior and action, which enable learning.”

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Mills Scofield

MAY 20, 2013

I’ve been lucky to learn from people with unique interests and insights, backgrounds and experiences ready to apply their knowledge to shaping the world. It is this observation – that students can use their talents to break down barriers and change the world – that has driven the development of Coursolve.

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QAspire

JANUARY 30, 2011

5 Key Lessons From Learning Organizations. Gandhi, Leadership And A Few Lessons On Simplicity. Creating a Learning Organization: 10 Actions For a Leader. QAspire Blog was featured in Management Improvement Carnival Blog Review by Wally Bock at Three Star Leadership Blog. Excellence? Thanks Chris!

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The beauty of a network organization is that communities are never finished. They may redesign themselves and their theme as the organization adapts and develops, making the organization a learning organization in the true sense of the word. Also via the internal communication channels.

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QAspire

JUNE 10, 2013

Chip and Marshall] The same way any leadership or coaching activity occurs…it comes down to priority. Arie de Guies wrote in his book, “The Living Company” these words: Your ability to learn faster than your competition is your only competitive sustainable advantage.” Leaders create learning organizations.

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LDRLB

MAY 18, 2011

A key component of global leadership is complexity. 2) says it bluntly: “Serious students of cross-border organization have arrived at the position that keeping it simple is stupid; the world is complex, and simple organization in a complex world becomes less and less viable.” Developing global executives. McCall, M. &

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Kate Nasser

JUNE 9, 2024

Would you like to know the reasons new leaders fail even after they have taken a top-notch leadership training program? The new leader in question had finished one of the best leadership training programs yet was exhibiting the worst leadership behaviors. I remember once such incident at one of my clients.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Planning, tactics, organizational development. Value-added leadership is a healthy way of life that puts collaborations first. Value-added leadership requires a senior team commitment. Business Development. You provide leadership for progress, rather than following along. You develop-champion the tools to change.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Challenging Limiting Beliefs : Phrases like “If you want to do it right, do it yourself” can stifle delegation and employee development. I point out that leaders often focus on developing best practices that are dependent on past practices. This paradigm is contrarian to empowering and developing new employees.

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Succession Storytelling How To Learning-by-Doing 85

Coaching Ourselves

APRIL 15, 2019

Social learning theory was first described by Alex Bandura in the 1960s as a cognitive process that takes place within a social context. Today, L&D professionals increasingly use social learning as a powerful tool for leadership and organizational development. Beware of mixing hierarchy in social learning groups!

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QAspire

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I began 2020 with a firm plan to execute a significant mid-career transition that involved voluntary movement out of a rewarding senior leadership role, relocating family, reuniting with my parents and (hopefully) start new assignments. Whatever we pay attention to develops and it helps to pay attention to thing that truly matter to you.

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