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Action-Learning based leadership development using entangled-trios

Mike Cardus

Cross-Functional Collaboration – Action-learning based leadership development. Instead of pulling new and experienced supervisors into a series of classes and lectures, we wanted to engage in action-learning. The approach combines vertical leadership development with an Action Learning philosophy.

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45 Executive Development Program Tools and Techniques

Great Leadership By Dan

A great executive development program should be more than lots of lectures and a few case studies. Action learning projects. Study trips. Peer consulting on a personal case. Goal setting. Participants need to be engaged through a variety of creative approaches. Reflection papers. Reflection session.

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Three Key Criteria for Choosing the Right Custom Learning Partner

The Center For Leadership Studies

So, how do you find the right learning partner? Depending on your needs and goals, the specific capabilities you seek will vary, but there are a few essential criteria to look for that can serve as benchmarks during your selection process. Criteria 1: Industry Visibility.

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Team Building Activity – Distinctive:Working Well:100 Days Future Perfect

Mike Cardus

Ask everyone to create an action plan with goals, objectives, time-frames and measures of success for the 1 or 2 they can make happen (attached are handouts that may be useful). These ‘action plans’ should be small steps (able to complete in 100 days) and something that person can do with their knowledge, skills, resources and time.

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Sky Bottle Commander: Team Building Activity

Mike Cardus

If you would like to be a case-study, test some of the activities or send me some photos, variations of this activity Please send them to me. What was the goal? Mike will come to you to facilitate the action learning and processing, or can just send you a document with videos and photos of how to do everything you need.

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The Right Way to Off-Board a Departing Employee

Harvard Business Review

If you have months for a transition, Leonard suggests creating a “carefully constructed action plan of learning,” whereby the “highly skilled, deep smarts employee is paired with one or more replacements” so they can observe her in action, learn and practice new skills, and receive feedback on their performance.

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The Leadership Vacuum | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Having been trained by one of the best companies in the world on Leadership Development, (GE), in one of the best action learning environments in the world (a high performance culture), I frown on textbook practitioners. Unless you've actually been in the shoes of your clients, I don't think you have a right to advise them.

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