596 - Virtual Leadership, Lobbying as Learning, 1,302 Colleagues at Learning 2009
October 30, 2009 Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - October 30, 2009.
#596 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
54,837 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
Host - Learning 2009 - Nov 8-11 - Orlando, Florida
Happy Halloween!
1. Virtual Leadership of Distributed Teams.
2. Influencing & Lobbying as a Learning Activity.
3. Learning 2009 - 10 Days Away - 1,302 Colleagues.
1. Virtual Leadership of Distributed Teams: I have been working with GE Energy on a fascinating effort to help leaders/managers of distributed teams to hone their skills as “Virtual” Leaders. I’ve been waking up early and teaching late in the day in order to reach managers around the world - in their own time zones. Some of the factors that we have been discussing include:
* Creating a Rhythm of Virtual Presence.
* Models for Publishing as a Distributed Leader.
* Building Trust Across Cultures and Distance.
* Blending Face-to-Face with Virtual Office Hours.
It is exciting to work with the team at GE Energy and their role model managers around the world on this project.
2. Influencing & Lobbying as a Learning Activity: Last Saturday, I had the privilege of leading a discussion of 50 business/government relations directors of Fortune 500 companies about the learning aspects of lobbying and influencing. We applied a learning perspective to the relationship processes as organizations present their perspectives to Congress and Government Agencies. The conversation touched on:
* Adding stories and local context to position papers.
* Building simulations to visualize future impacts.
* Touchable and re-analyzable data formats.
* Shifting from telling to teaching to learning.
Imagine dropping for a high energy e-Learning module along with the dense policy data deck. The group was highly engaged in this dialogue - recognizing that influencing and lobbying must shift in a social and “fingertip knowledge” era.
3. Learning 2009 - 10 Days Away - 1,302 Colleagues: Wow! We have over 1,300 colleagues registered for our Learning 2009 event, which starts in just 10 days in Orlando, Florida. In these difficult times, we are honored to have this community of learning colleagues gathering to learn, benchmark, design and even relax with each other at a unique event. We have added a number of innovative features, including:
* Interview with Capt. “Sully” on the training and learning lessons from landing his plane on the Hudson.
* CNN Video Action Lab - Tips for video production for learning.
* Dancing with the CLOs - Yes, professional coaching for a few colleagues and a competition on their new dancing skills.
* Message from the US Department of Education on the role of Learning Departments and ReSkilling.
* Next Chapter: What are the next chapters in our learning careers?
* Social Learning, Mobile Learning and Performer Support Sessions on Changing Learning!
* What keeps you up at night as a Learning Professional?
There are still a few spaces and hotel rooms available at reasonable rates. Go to http://www.learning2009.com
I hope you will join us. We will place some of the content online after the event for Learning TRENDS readers.
Yours in Learning,
Elliott Masie
Contact: emasie@masie.com
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