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Creating psychological safety and safe spaces to enable organizational learning

I was recently asked by the Learning Development Accelerator to take part in a Meet the author session to discuss my forthcoming book, The Great Reset: Unlocking the Power of Organizational Learning. I want to share some one of the fundamental ideas of the book that came up in our discussions. Here I look at
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The Reimagining the Learning Organization program

In February 2025 I will be running a three-session program, in association with the Learning Development Accelerator, that will explore how you and your organization can get started with organizational learning. Here’s some more on the program. Each of the three sessions is listed on my webinars page and you can sign up for the
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The importance of collective intelligence

I was recently asked by the Learning Development Accelerator to take part in a Meet the author session to discuss my forthcoming book, The Great Reset: Unlocking the Power of Organizational Learning. I want to share some one of the fundamental ideas of the book that came up in our discussions and that is collective
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Why write a book about organizational learning?

I was recently asked by the Learning Development Accelerator to take part in a Meet the author session to discuss my forthcoming book, The Great Reset: Unlocking the power of organizational Learning. I want to share some of that discussion here and am starting with a look at what prompted me to write a book
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Video: Dimensions of Organizational Learning

Dr Nigel Paine explains his Dimensions of Organizational Learning model. This model describes the key elements and dynamics underpinning organizational learning.
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Webinar resources – Leadership capability vs management capability: the differences and why they matter

Here are the resources from my recent webinar with Martin Couzins, CEO at Insights Media, on leadership and management capability. View the session recording here. Slides from the presentation. Innovation in Leadership – An EFMD Report into Innovation in LeadershipDevelopment in 12 Large Companies. Model: Dimensions of Organizational Learning.
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What do we need to do to change and support better leadership capability in organizations?

Consider sitting down regularly with some of your colleagues and reflect on what is working and what problems the organization needs to resolve. And agree with no exceptions on a course of action that will try to ameliorate those problems. Admit if this doesn’t work or when it makes a massive difference. For most leaders,
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Why has leadership development failed to be effective?

Leadership development is about changing behaviour. Leadership is not about building bridges over streams or having a good conversation about the seven Ss from McKinsey, or whatever it might be. Models work when the circumstances and the critical factors are known. The problem is that people equate packages and models with the essence of leadership
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Why is leadership context specific?

Because not every leader acts identically in a cookie-cutter way, you lead in context. And sometimes, if you take on a new role in a new organization,some of the things that did work will translate, but only a naïve leader walks out of one organization and walks into the other and says, right, I know
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What is Leadership?

There is no clear, simple answer. And if you ask five people, you’ll get five different viewpoints. It is much more productive to explore the narratives around leadership. For example, how would you define the characteristics of leadership in your organization? It might be very different in another organization, and it might change as circumstances
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