QAspire

JUNE 19, 2019

Leadership in a connected world is a complex sport. When the complexity around us increases, we need more connected leadership that is constantly making sense of evolving patterns, thinking and mindset. Little did I know then that I was stepping into something that would totally transform how I think about leadership and learning.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2014

Here are a selection of tweets from June 2014 that you might have missed: All Our Patent Are Belong To You by @elonmusk Technology leadership is not defined by patents. Ten Things You Will Learn from Writing on LinkedIn by @briansooy. Learning organizations are less about IQ and more about EQ. TeslaMotors.

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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. That’s what I think anyway. What do you think?

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Peter Senge , in his book “ The Fifth Discipline – The Art and Practice of Learning Organization ” outlines 7 organizational learning disabilities. He says, “It is no accident that most organizations learn poorly. Creating a Learning Organization: 10 Actions For a Leader. Optimize the Whole.

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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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Leading Blog

JULY 8, 2024

Cultures of Growth are what we think of when we talk about learning organizations ; every day is a treasure hunt, with employees searching for novel ideas to improve products and processes.

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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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Leading Blog

AUGUST 6, 2014

In a co-creative, collaborative environment, students hold each other accountable, leadership is shared, and new perspectives emerge. At the center of attention is the process of learning. The class transforms from a hierarchy to an adaptive learning organization.” The teacher/leader becomes a facilitator. Education'

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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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QAspire

OCTOBER 30, 2019

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. Just like organizations need to build right mental models for creating a learning organization, individuals need to build mental habits that enable lifelong learning.

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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. Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) – The Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) provides leadership for the organization.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 12, 2024

It represents a fundamental change in the business ethos that necessitates leadership at the highest level. The leadership’s commitment demonstrates the importance of aligning the corporate world with the natural one, promoting the idea that business growth and ecological health can complement each other rather than conflict.

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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. Corresponds with “Dominant/Different.”).

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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. Such declarations usually produce only cynicism. It can get pretty complex.

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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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Leading Blog

JANUARY 27, 2012

Effective, focused and consistent internal communication to set priorities that focus the organization’s efforts and people on the resources that provide the greatest potential return. A learning organization that adapts well to change. Devotion to service excellence. Responds with speed.

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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. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has left many leaders, businesses and employees wondering about its impact.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Signs of a Lemming Leader: Use of jargon: Do you use the terms restructuring, high reliability, six sigma, just culture, strategic sourcing, population health, or employee engagement in your organization? Your bookshelf: Are they all leadership books? Keep reading the leadership books if you must, but branch out a bit.

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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.

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QAspire

JANUARY 22, 2012

“…leadership may be defined as: the ability to enhance the environment so that everyone is empowered to contribute creatively to solving the problem(s).” – Gerald M. 5 Ways To Build Trust (Lessons from a Conversation) - Leaders Cannot Be Blamers: 3 Things - Creating a Learning Organization: 10 Actions For a Leader.

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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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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 19, 2014

With more than 150,000 copies sold, “Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning,” Chip Bell and Marshall Goldsmith’s classic guide to successfully combining these two interrelated roles has proven to be deeply influential among professionals in virtually every industry and leadership role.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 9, 2024

It holds back leaders from furthering and adapting their leadership skills. The idea that a leader needs to show up as a know-it-all, never-in-doubt person is not a leadership style that attracts followers. It leads to blind submission and not to a reflective and learning organization.

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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.” It sums it up well.

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LDRLB

MAY 26, 2011

He begins by making the case for why experimentation, not new leadership, was the real cause for the turnaround in the Iraq War. Harford continues on by looking across the disciplines to show how successful organizations, countries and even nuclear power plants utilize failures (their own and others) to learn and adapt their organization.

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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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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

presented a session at our 2016 annual conference titled: Applying Deming’s Philosophy and Theory to Create the Foundation for a Learning Organization. Cliff and Jane Norman ( Profound Knowledge Products, Inc.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 26, 2015

One of the crucial leadership skills for today and future is ability to learn constantly from various high quality sources, synthesizing information and collaborating with a community to get a better grasp of the constantly changing reality. Leaders also need this vital knowledge to scan the horizon and trends to make better decisions.

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