June 2019
Beginner
224 pages
5h 1m
English
Step 4
Leverage Experience for Development
“Nothing ever becomes real ‘til it is experienced.”
—John Keats
Overview
• Examine the possibilities.
• Experiment with new approaches.
• Enlist others for insight and feedback.
• Extract the learning.
A couple years ago, I worked with managers from a large global business to help them become more developmental. The approach was an action-learning series with one learning cycle per month over a several-month period. To complete the program each month, managers were required to participate in a short, interactive workshop with 17 colleagues; read reinforcement material after the workshop; plan and take action with employees to apply what they learned about this developmental practice; and then attend ...