5. The Art of Becoming
Becoming a leader is just that, it is
the art of becoming
None of us ever arrive but we are all capable of
enhancing our leadership abilities and capacities
Our leadership journey is a never ending tale of
rounding off the sharp edges and honing our skills
6. Today’s Objectives
Describe the attributes, qualities and characteristics of an
organizational learning environment that fosters
individual and team growth and learning
Identify and describe the impact of cultural influences
upon leadership style and strategies for managing
cultural difference
Understand your role in developing yourself and those
you lead
9. A learning organization is an organization
skilled at creating, acquiring and
transferring
knowledge and at
modifying its behavior to reflect
new knowledge and
Insights
Garvin 1993
10. Building Blocks of A Learning
Community
A supportive learning environment
Psychological Safety
Appreciation of Differences
Openness to new ideas
Time for reflection
11. Building Blocks of A Learning
Community
Concrete Learning Processes and Practices
Experimentation
Information Collection
Analysis
Education and Training
Information Transfer
12. Building Blocks of A Learning
Community
Leadership that Reinforces Learning
Invite input
Ask probing questions
Acknowledge own limitations
Listen Attentively
Encourage multiple points of view
13. Creating A Learning
Community
To create a whole that is better than the
parts we must:
Share our internal pictures
The forces that led us to our current reality
Identify the difference between our desires
and our current state of being
17. Why have you chosen to be a leader?
I’d like you to take a few minutes by yourself to
answer the question
“Why do you aspire to lead others?”
Now find a partner and give him/her your answer
The partner should ask why three times?
18. The Role of Leaders
When do we need leaders?
19. The Role of Leaders
The art
of mobilizing others
to struggle
for shared aspirations
Kouses and Posner
20. The Role of Leaders
Trying to get people to do things they
otherwise, ordinarily would not do
21. The Challenge for Leaders
The Key is in
Balancing
Task and Maintenance
22. Elements of a Successful
Developmental Experience
Assessment: Provides clarity about needed Changes
(behavior, skills, attitude)
Challenge : Opportunity to experiment and Practice new
(behavior, skills, Attitudes)
Support: Confirmation and clarification of lessons learned
23. Ideal Self
Real Self
My Strengths
My Gaps
My Learning
Agenda
Experimenting
Practicing
Trusting
Relationships
25. Summary
Leadership is a developmental process
Effective leaders strive to create a learning
organization
Effective leaders understand the forces that
have shaped their present self
Effective leaders plan for their growth and
development
Notas do Editor
Use the Is Yours a Learning Org article here….
Discuss taking risks, the class room as a lab, use techniques like journaling, appreciate!
Use norm development as a way to observe this? Develop the group norms around these traits
Engage in activities that help us see our internal pictures….
Use the five whys…..