Next Evolution Ldshp Dev Dec82009

The Next Evolution in Leadership

Development

Today’s Session:

Dec. 8, 2009

Today’s Sponsor:

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Today’s Speakers:

Ed Cohen

• Executive Vice President, Nelson Cohen Global Consulting

• Former CLO, Satyam School of Leadership and Booz, Allen, Hamilton

• Author, Leadership Without Borders and Riding the Tiger: Leading through Learning in Turbulent Times (May 2010)

www.nelsoncohen.com

The Next Evolution in Leadership Development

Ed CohenAuthor, Leadership Without

Borders

Coming May 2010: RIDING THE TIGER: Learning Strategies for Leaders during Turbulent TimesPriscilla Nelson and Ed Cohen, published by ASTD Press


In everything we own and everything we do, there has been amazing progress in a very short time.

That being the case, why is most leadership development still stuck in the ages of Aristotle and Socrates?

Given the need for business leaders to be well-rounded professionals with global, multimedia perspectives, why is the “sage on stage” still such a common method for developing leaders?

Who are you?

1. Trainer/Facilitator

2. OD professional

3. Learning Leader

4. Business Leader

5. Other (student, analyst, etc)

Choose the one best describing you

Which best describes your organization?

1. New Business

2. Downsized

3. Remained the same

4. Upsized

5. Gone with the wind

During the past 12 months…

Today is Aristotle’s way…

• Teacher focused

• Collective needs

• One way communication

• Knowledge reproduction

• No immediate implementation

Shifts in learning

5

FROM TO

Teacher focused Learner focused

Collective Individual

One-way communication Multi communication

Knowledge reproduction Knowledge construction

No immediate implementation

Real time learning


5 ideas to evolve leadership development


1Development is more than Training

Development is more than training

Make development a process


2Social NetworkingLet’s talk Web 2.0

?Which are you?

1. Silent Generation : 1925-45.

2. Baby boomers : 1946-64.

3. Generation X : 1965-79.

4. Generation Y : 1980-2000.

5. Generation V : 2000 -.

Choose the one that is you

A brief history

Silent Generation (Digital Aliens): 1925-45. Quite apart from the technology,

some use the mail. Baby boomers (Digital Immigrants):

1946-64. Come into contact with technology in their adulthood and they have some difficulties in its use.

A brief history

Generation X (Digital Adaptive): 1965-79. Technological development coincides

with adolescence, are introduced to new technologies through entertainment and video games.

Generation Y (Digital Natives): 1980-2000. They have always lived with the

technology, live in worlds partly on / off line.

A brief history

Generation V (Digital Avatars): 2000 -. Their communication, personal

relationships are established through social networks, virtual worlds and online gaming platforms.


3Blend Field and Forum

Field and Forum

Field – experiential, coaching, action learning

Roles for leadership development professionals

Facilitator – competency enabler Coach Performance Consultant Key Account Manager Knowledge Broker Community Manager Succession Planner Detective

Shifting culture from formal to informal learning

Real Time Learning Feedback from recipients Monitored and employee and customer

satisfaction for 6 months—80% one or both measures substantially increased

Customer satisfaction, contract renewals, new business

Employee satisfaction, Turnover OTJ observation and feedback

?Field and Forum

Raise your hand if you are you using Field and Forum today.


4ImplementPortfolio Measurement

Portfolio measurement

Points assigned to learning/tasks Higher points for demonstration Minimum for successful completion

Portfolio


5Leaders as LearnersLeaders as Teachers


Everyone is an expert at something

No one is anexpert at everything


Top 5 “Need to Know”for Leaders

When you think about the next 6 months…

1. Happy days are here again

2. Cautiously Optimistic

3. Concerned for the future

4. Not so good

5. No clue

Which most closely reflects you?

1Top 5 “Need to Know” for leaders

Assess and rebuild trust.



Raise your hand if you believe leaders can rebuild trust?



How can leaders rebuild trust?


Enhance communication.Even when you don’t believe there is much to say, there is much to say.


Cost optimize withretention in mind.


Cost optimize withretention in mind.

Raise your hand if this is on your leadership development agenda.


Maintain integrity and high moral values.


Be brand ambassadors.

All together now…

www.nelsoncohen.com


Ed CohenAuthor, Leadership Without

Borders

Coming May 2010: RIDING THE TIGER: Learning Strategies for Leaders during Turbulent TimesPriscilla Nelson and Ed Cohen, published by ASTD Press

Free Resources from eCornell

Today’s Presentation Slideswww.ecornell.com/dec8ppt

Whitepapers: Considerations for Creating an Executive Development

Strategywww.ecornell.com/exec

A Leadership Development Maturity Modelwww.ecornell.com/maturity

Who Should You Target for Leadership Development?www.ecornell.com/target

Upcoming Webinars:

Dec. 10:

The New Wave of e-Learning Technologies

Dec. 16:

How to Reinforce and Sustain Your Training

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Today’s Speaker:

Ed Cohen

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