LEARNING FOR LEADERSHIP & SERVICE
A PRESENTATION BYNOEL E K TAN, MEd, MSc
ONWORLD LEADERSHIP DAY, SINGAPORE
2008
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“Leadership and Learning are indispensable to each other.”
John F Kennedy
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LEARN?
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LEARN?
Biologically - new neural connections
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LEARN?
Biologically - new neural connections
Cognitively - new ideas, knowledge, perspectives
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LEARN?
Biologically - new neural connections
Cognitively - new ideas, knowledge, perspectives
Behaviourally - new actions, habits, skills
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EVIDENCE OF LEARNING
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EVIDENCE OF LEARNING
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LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD
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LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD
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The flap of a butterfly’s wings in one part of the world creates a hurricane in another
LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD
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The flap of a butterfly’s wings in one part of the world creates a hurricane in another
LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD
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The flap of a butterfly’s wings in one part of the world creates a hurricane in another
LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD
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The flap of a butterfly’s wings in one part of the world creates a hurricane in another
Can 21st Century leaders stop learning?
LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD
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LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD
Global warming
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LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD
Global warming
Widening Income inequality
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LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD
Global warming
Widening Income inequality
Increasingly wide spectrum of value-sets
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LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD
Global warming
Widening Income inequality
Increasingly wide spectrum of value-sets
A world awash in information & images
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SINGAPORE YOUTH
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SINGAPORE YOUTH
Life-goals (2002 survey)
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SINGAPORE YOUTH
Life-goals (2002 survey)
To lead a lifestyle I desire - 39%
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SINGAPORE YOUTH
Life-goals (2002 survey)
To lead a lifestyle I desire - 39%
To get rich - 16%
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SINGAPORE YOUTH
Life-goals (2002 survey)
To lead a lifestyle I desire - 39%
To get rich - 16%
To help the needy - 2%
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SINGAPORE YOUTH
Life-goals (2002 survey)
To lead a lifestyle I desire - 39%
To get rich - 16%
To help the needy - 2%
To contribute to the growth of society - 2%
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LEARNING TO LEAD & SERVE IN A COMPLEX WORLD
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LEARNING TO LEAD & SERVE IN A COMPLEX WORLD
Learning how they learn
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LEARNING TO LEAD & SERVE IN A COMPLEX WORLD
Learning how they learn
Team Learning
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LEARNING TO LEAD & SERVE IN A COMPLEX WORLD
Learning how they learn
Team Learning
Learning to look inwards at their own leadership motivations
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LEARNING HOW THEY LEARN
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LEARNING HOW THEY LEARN
Regaining focus when distracted
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LEARNING HOW THEY LEARN
Regaining focus when distracted
Situations which energise or drain them
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LEARNING HOW THEY LEARN
Regaining focus when distracted
Situations which energise or drain them
Evaluating progress constantly
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TEAM LEARNING
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TEAM LEARNING
Know-it-all vs Teach-me-more
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TEAM LEARNING
Know-it-all vs Teach-me-more
Collaboration vs Coercion
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TEAM LEARNING
Know-it-all vs Teach-me-more
Collaboration vs Coercion
Interpersonal skills to harness diversity
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LEARNING TO REFINE LEADERSHIP MOTIVATIONS
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LEARNING TO REFINE LEADERSHIP MOTIVATIONS
Why are you in leadership?
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LEARNING TO REFINE LEADERSHIP MOTIVATIONS
Why are you in leadership?
Will you lead even when its inconvenient?
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LEARNING TO REFINE LEADERSHIP MOTIVATIONS
Why are you in leadership?
Will you lead even when its inconvenient?
Will you lead even when it means doing the right thing, even when its unpopular?
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“A life unreflected is not worth living.”
Aristotle
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THE CHALLENGE
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Gandhi
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THE CHALLENGE
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Gandhi
Dare To
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THE CHALLENGE
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Gandhi
Dare To
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