661 - Leadership Rituals or Design, Hire This Graduating Talent
May 7, 2011 Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie - May 7, 2011.
#661 - Updates on Learning, Business & Technology.
55,274 Readers - http://www.masie.com - The MASIE Center.
1. Rituals vs. Design for Leadership Development?
2. Hire This Great Talent Who is Graduating!
3. Announcements this Week for Learning 2011.
1. Rituals vs. Design for Leadership Development? As we look at how major organizations conduct their leadership development and training programs, a key question keeps popping up. Are the elements in the average leadership program (eg. 360 Feedback, Management Experts, Time with the CEO, Stretch Assignments) “rituals” or are they authentically effective elements of design? We are in the midst of conducting surveys and conversations with the executives in charge of leadership development programs and there is a growing sense of concern that the “mix” of these elements may be more based in ritual rather than evidence-based design. There seems to be a common yearning to take a fresher look at the format, delivery methods, duration and even assumptions of leadership programs. Some organizations, such as Google, have taken a large leap to stop procuring new content and to leverage media already “in the cloud”. Others are moving to project-based learning or reducing the amount of external expertise brought into a classroom setting. And, a few brave organizations are experimenting with significant shifts in the duration and distribution of leadership - moving from “High Potential” interventions to more cultural-based leadership capacity building.
We invite the Learning TRENDS readers to engage with us in this exploration. There are spaces available at LeadershipDev 2011, which we will host in Las Vegas on June 14 and 15th. Info and registration at http://www.leadershipdev.com
2. Hire This Great Talent Who is Graduating! I have an awesome young professional for your organization. This year, Joyce Chan has served as my research assistant at The MASIE Center during her senior year at Skidmore College. She conducted our Classroom of the Future Survey and worked with organizations around the world on research projects for us. She is getting her Business and Asian Studies Bachelor degree in 2 weeks and would like to find a role in an innovative organization, some day perhaps working in or facing Asia. She speaks Cantonese and Mandarin, was born in the US and raised in Hong Kong, and is one of the best interns that we have ever had. Joyce is willing to locate anywhere in the world for the right opportunity in business, global outreach or analysis. If you have any ideas, please send me a note to emasie@masie.com. You would be getting a highly responsible and incredible learning-focused new employee, who has impressed us and works until excellence is achieved.
3. Announcements this Week for Learning 2011: In the next four days, we will be making a very exciting set of announcements about the Keynote Speakers and Spotlight Organizations featured at Learning 2011. Save the dates - Nov 6 to 9 in Orlando - and watch our website http://www.learning2011.com for details by the middle of the week. Our themes this year will include: Learning Agility, Flip Learning, A Checklist Mentality, Empowered Learning, Research to Practice, GPS/Performance Support, Learning as a Global Force, Learning Systems Revisited, Cloud Based Learning and more. Once again, stay tuned and we will make the announcement in just a few days!
Yours in learning,
Elliott Masie
email: emasie@masie.com
MASIE Center Seminars, Events and Services:
* LeadershipDev 2011 - June 14 & 15 - Las Vegas, NV.
* Learning 2011 - Nov 6 to 9, 2011 - Orlando, Florida.
* Learning Essentials LAB - May in Saratoga Springs.
* Membership in The Learning CONSORTIUM
Info and Registration: http://www.masie.com