Leadership and Influence on Organisational Learning and Training
I was in a forum this week about leadership influence and training. I thought to myself.... leadership is not a separate role, neither is training a separate function. Leadership and growth rests within all of us, everyone's responsibility, there are too many many dis-empowered workers out there, lead up, down and lead across or lead yourself out of there.
My best organisational learning experiences always came from elected leaders who bleeped me off, I find new ways of learning generally outside the organisation.
Nelson Mandela once stated that the trick of leadership is allowing yourself to be led..... and a sign of wisdom or effective leadership is persuading people to do things and make THEM think it was THEIR own decision. Apply this to the role of a trainer.
Imagine if employees no longer needed that guidance in the training scene, rather they were empowered to guide themselves?...is this possible? Again, apply it to the concepts of leadership, training and learning transfer.
Ultimately 'empowerment' is simply increasing the decision-making options or discretion of workers. Empowered employees have greater authority and responsibility for their work than they would in more traditionally designed organisations. Empowerment generally enhances their motivation, allows them to be more adaptive and receptive and minimises bureaucratic hurdles that slow action and learning transfer.
Journey well,
Matt Cartwright
Inspiring People, Inspiring Business, Inspiring Results
© Copyright 2008 -12
I was in a forum this week about leadership influence and training. I thought to myself.... leadership is not a separate role, neither is training a separate function. Leadership and growth rests within all of us, everyone's responsibility, there are too many many dis-empowered workers out there, lead up, down and lead across or lead yourself out of there.
My best organisational learning experiences always came from elected leaders who bleeped me off, I find new ways of learning generally outside the organisation.
Nelson Mandela once stated that the trick of leadership is allowing yourself to be led..... and a sign of wisdom or effective leadership is persuading people to do things and make THEM think it was THEIR own decision. Apply this to the role of a trainer.
Imagine if employees no longer needed that guidance in the training scene, rather they were empowered to guide themselves?...is this possible? Again, apply it to the concepts of leadership, training and learning transfer.
Ultimately 'empowerment' is simply increasing the decision-making options or discretion of workers. Empowered employees have greater authority and responsibility for their work than they would in more traditionally designed organisations. Empowerment generally enhances their motivation, allows them to be more adaptive and receptive and minimises bureaucratic hurdles that slow action and learning transfer.
Journey well,
Matt Cartwright
Inspiring People, Inspiring Business, Inspiring Results
© Copyright 2008 -12
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