Play and a developing sense of self

I continue my reflections on the stimulus provided by Herminia Ibarra form her latest HBR blog: The Most Productive Way to Develop as a Leader https://hbr.org/2015/03/the-most-productive-way-to-develop-as-a-leader In that blog piece, Herminia urges leaders to get or give themselves permission to play with their sense of self. This idea of play is a major challenge to… Continue reading Play and a developing sense of self

A leader as a bridge

This is the first of a short series of pieces stimulated by “How to act and think like a leader” a blog posting by Herminia Ibarra. http://knowledge.insead.edu/blog/insead-blog/how-to-act-and-think-like-a-leader–3894 In this posting Herminia writes of the important leadership activity of being a bridge between their department, service or outpost and the rest of the organisation. My recent… Continue reading A leader as a bridge

Leaders enabling individual learning for continuous improvement

Individual learning and the pooling of that learning is an essential element for continuous improvement. Leaders have a vital role to play in stimulated and supporting the learning process. Learning can be seen as a process; for this process to be effective the following is required: 1) a focus to plot a course 2) environments… Continue reading Leaders enabling individual learning for continuous improvement