Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 24, 2011

I have observed one leadership development process that builds leaders and helps companies make money at the same time - action learning. After seeing how action learning worked at GE and IBM, I am surprised that more companies don't do it. Action learning is a structured process with four essential elements: 1.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Young leaders engage in an “action learning” project in which they work on real-life problems facing the firm. One large consulting and accounting firm recently embarked on an innovative program to identify and cultivate high-potential leaders.

Bureaucracy 151

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Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Leaders are finding themselves members of all kinds of teams, including virtual teams, autonomous teams, cross-functional teams, and action-learning teams. As the traditional, hierarchical school of leadership diminishes in significance, a new focus on networked team leadership is emerging to take its place.

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