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