leading a learning organization
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Leading a Learning
Organization
By Nisha Hariyani
Learning
• The best tool for self development is learning
Leaders & Learning
• Learning is most important quality of a leader– Experiences– Few mentors
• Donald Michael's : “the new competence”» Acknowledging & sharing uncertainty» Embracing Error» Responding to the future» Interpersonally competent» Gaining self knowledge
The learning Organization
• Learning happens with “study” and “practice”• Organizations are constantly changing and adopting
this change is also learning
• Organizational learning: is a process by which organizations obtain and use new knowledge, tools, behaviors, & values.
Organizational learning Classified
• Maintenance Learning: means acquiring fixed ways, methods and rules to deal with situations
• Innovative learning: aims at preparing organizations for action in new situations. i.e. bringing change, renewal and restructuring
Innovative learning
• Peep into the past• Controlled experiments• Learning from other’s experiences • Learning through analysis• Learning through formal & informal Means• Unlearning
Leading a Learning Organization
• Leadership in a Learning organization is based on principle of creative tensions
• Creative tensions occur when leader sees clearly where the organization should be and understands where organization is currently
Leading a Learning Organization
• Leader as a designer– Designing & governing ideas, purpose, vision & core
values
• Leader as a teacher– Responsibility to define reality
• Leader as a steward– Leader is to serve which aspires to lead