One tip to be a good leader
This is the learning story of a client that may help clarify some contradictions inherent in the leadership role.
Martin, not his real name, came to VG & Associates because he felt he could not be a good practice leader. When asked why he thought or felt that he replied that he did not tolerate confrontation. Well, of course, I thought to myself, I do not think anyone enjoys it and I then proposed to delve into this topic a little more.
Work, training and Double Loop Learning
Do work, training and learning go together or separately? In general, we tend to think of work and vocational training as two separate, concatenated instances: first we learn and train in terms of formal education and then we do go to work.
What place does learning have in your organization?
Knowledge is a key player in the growth of any organization. But how do we know if there is true learning within organizations?
The top five skills for effective leadership
Today, I would like to invite you to reflect upon 5 key skills to exercise effective leadership: strategic thinking, sympathy and understanding, growth mindset, TADS – thinking and doing skills, management skills.
New Concepts, old ideas: the tug of war of Organizational Learning
Learning is more than just a temporary use of information or the expansion of knowledge. Learning implies, among other things, the incorporation of new concepts, and it requires making new connections between the previous and new knowledge in order to create new meanings.
Measuring organizational growth
Requisite organization (RO), a term and methodology developed by Elliott Jaques, refers to a total system for Effective Managerial Organization and Managerial Leadership for the 21st Century.
The new nornal provides a rich context for reviewing the leadership practices
This pandemic has challenged us to think about most of our work schemes and practices, some of which respond to long-established models that no longer reflected real needs, even before COVID.