Share And Learn: Leadership, Collaboration, Change

Servant Leadership Academy

2009-04-09T07:29:00.000-04:00

Colleagues I hope you will share the item below with your network of people. Those of you who know me well (or even just a little for a few of you), know what a skeptic I can be. In this case I do think this set of experiences has the potential to be a pretty profound learning experience for those who participate. And in this case, I'm saying this with great humility

Core Work in the "New" Economy

2009-04-06T06:08:00.001-04:00

Happy Monday Morning.... I just came across the following item that I think is quite relevant to virtually any organization (especially now!!!). I've included a brief excerpt below with a link to the complete article. Have a terrific week. jeff ---------------------- The Manager's Core Work in the New Economy Peter Henschel, Executive

(Fwd) KnowledgeWorks Foundation 2020 Forecast: January Update

2009-01-06T13:17:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year everyone..... this outfit usually puts out really good info. There are several links in the newsletter that you may find some value in. Cheers! jeff millerindianapolis ------- Forwarded message follows -------Subject: KnowledgeWorks Foundation 2020 Forecast: January UpdateFrom: "KnowledgeWorks Foundation" KnowledgeWorks Foundation 2020 Forecast: January

21st Century Skills

2008-11-14T14:41:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday everyone.... It's been a while since I posted here, but I've just come across a blog post that I think needs to be shared as widely as possible. The blog at "Leadership Now" always has terrific content, and this time I find it to be particularly relevant for any of us who have a concern about learning and education (unfortunately, they are two very different things!

Attitude Problem in Education

2008-10-08T22:00:00.001-04:00

Hey folks..... I think you'll find this most interesting.... the paper is well worth downloading. jeff -------------------------- 51.05 - The Attitude Problem In Education by Don Berg Today, October 08, 2008, 5 hours ago | Change ThisClick here to visit the site. Click here to download the PDF. "We are losing the

The Learning Imperative

2008-07-30T14:07:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone... some interesting stuff here..... In keeping with a recurrent theme.... the following have appeared recently either on the net or in the local media here in Indianapolis. Item 1: "Neil Ahrendt and Brittany Brechbuhl were on track to become typical American college freshmen. Then they became the subjects of a documentary. Now the 2007 Carmel High School graduates have taken on

Turn Learning Upside Down

2008-06-09T10:57:00.000-04:00

Hi folks.... catching up on some things, so a few things will hit this blog today. Cheers! /jeff ---------------------------- 47.02 Turning Learning Right Side Up: Putting Education Back on Track by Russell Ackoff and Daniel Greenberg Wednesday, June 04, 2008, 3:08:32 PM | Change ThisClick here to visit the site. Click here

Open Source Education

2008-06-09T10:50:00.002-04:00

Hi all: this is worth a few minutes of your time (IMO). Interesting video. http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/view/id/26 jeff ---------- Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk has a giant vision: to create a free global online education system that puts the power of creation and collaboration in the hands of teachers worldwide. He's realizing that vision with Connexions , a website that

Collaboration, Leadership, Learning, and Community

2008-03-19T11:22:00.002-04:00

Hi folks..... I've pasted below the most recent entry from one of my favorite blogs. Good stuff. Thought you'd appreciate it. jeff ------------------- Lead Quietly March 19, 2008 Beyond Community to Collaboration and Collective Intelligence March 19, 2008 Don Frederiksen I have previously written on the importance of building community in our team environments. Several posts have focused

Today's student, Learning and Engagement

2008-02-21T12:09:00.001-05:00

Colleagues and FriendsThis is a very short post today.... but one I think you'll find to be well worth your time.If you are interested at all in the state of the various institutions of education and how relevant (or not) they are, take a look at this 4+ minute video. It is profound. It was developed by some students at Kansas State.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9oAfter you've seen

21st Century thinking, skills, and communities

2008-02-14T17:30:00.003-05:00

Hi folks..... this was posted to the "Smart Communities" blog.... I think it's well worth the time to look at, if you are at all concerned about our collective abilities to innovate, create, and make our communities viable in the 21st century. jeff ------------------------------------ Workers for the 21st Century: Imagine That In a poll released in January by the Arts Education Partnership ,

Leading When Things Are Not Going Well

2007-10-12T20:50:00.001-04:00

In general, I have a dislike of most "leadership" books written by coaches (and former coaches) of sports teams. They are usually just a cliche` fest, with annecdotes of feats of coaching brilliance that are supposed to impress us and teach us how to be leaders. For the most part it's a tome that stokes the ego of the old coach. They just don't have much substance to them. Having

Join a National Conversation about Energy

2007-10-08T22:03:00.001-04:00

Ni Hao from Ningbo, China. I have now lived through my second typhoon. Fortunatelywe were not in the direct path, but we did get a lot (and I do mean A LOT) of rain andwind.One of the blogs that I have book marked is the National Coalition for Dialogue andDeliberation (http://www.thataway.org/). This week they posted information on the latestNational Issues Forums that the Kettering

Hello from Ningbo

2007-09-07T02:02:00.000-04:00

Ni Hao Greetings from China. I'm in Ningbo at the Ningbo Institute of Technology. For those who didn't know, I'm here on a two month teaching assignment for the University of Indianapolis School of Business. A strong partnership between these two schools has been developing for some time now. I've been here for about 24 hours, so I don't have a lot to share. But here

An Organization's Most Important Person

2007-08-23T15:32:00.000-04:00

Greetings from an extremly hot central Indiana. It's so hot here that the schools decided to let out early today.!!!!This item was in a newsletter that I get from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. I thought it to be pretty "right on" so I want to make sure I pass this along to you all.Be well, stay cool and enjoy the rest of your summer (you northern hemisphere residents).jeff

Misc. Resources

2007-07-18T10:08:00.000-04:00

Hi folks. Usually I try to keep these posts to a single topic. However this one contains links to a variety of really good resources that have come across my screen in the last few days. So, in no particular order, here are some interesting things for you to check out.Workplace Challenges Among the Generations: This topic holds great intrigue for me. There are lots of resources out there, but

Leadership Myths

2007-07-12T09:53:00.001-04:00

I've just returned from the annual conference of the Association of Leadership Educators. This is a group that has been in existence since 1991. It's a group that I really have enjoyed my time with. I'll be writing more about the conference in a later blog entry.In the meantime, the following came across the last couple of days.... I find this most intruiging. I also find myself agreeing with

The Science of Team Success

2007-06-12T15:19:00.000-04:00

Scientific American has an interesting e-newsletter (Weekly Review) that I subscribe to. It almost always has fascinating articles. The current issue is no exception.In an article entitled: The Science of Team Success, they write about a growing body of research shows that groups can systematically enhance their performance.The various e-newsletters of Scientific American can be accessed here.

Poetry and Business

2007-05-31T08:53:00.001-04:00

Who would have thought that these two things might actually appear in the same sentence. I find the item that I've linked most intriguing.This excerpt comes from a newsletter that I receive from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.Leadership and Change (Podcast with Transcript)Dana Gioia on the Close Connection between Business and Poetry Dana Gioia(pronounced Joy-a) claims to be

Visual Thinking Tools

2007-05-23T18:25:00.000-04:00

Anyone who has spent time with me in training or in a class, knows what a proponent I am of using visual tools to help better understand situations. We live in a time when it's too easy to get lost in a deluge of information.... the beauty of visual tools, is they allow us to more clearly see through all the data.For several years now, I've been a user of a mind mapping program called Mind Jet.

Ciao Venizia and Asolo

2007-05-18T06:19:00.000-04:00

The neuroleadership summit certainly has pushed my brain cells.... I'm still processing on it, so don't have much to share at this point...I will say this... there is some compelling neuroscience research that supports some specific ways in which leadership can be taught/developed. This is what I'll be following up on for my own work, (and sharing here).I must say, the location was quite an

NeuroLeadership

2007-05-12T09:54:00.000-04:00

What is this? I'm not entirely sure, but I will be finding out very soon. As I type this, I'm taking a break from packing for a flight to Venice (Veniza) Italy. I will be attending the "NeuroLeadership Summit" in Asolo.What I know at this point is that we're going to hear a lot of cutting edge stuff related to brain development, the wiring, how its formed and how it can be reshaped. And we'll

Toxic and Bad Leaders

2007-05-10T09:12:00.000-04:00

On Monday, I posted an item about "neurotic" leaders.... to continue the theme of leadership styles that most of us would not prefer to work with here are some links to info on the concepts of Toxic Leadership, and Bad Leaders.In order to better understand the more positive aspects of leadership and the various theories of leadership, it's probably quite useful to take a look at the shadow or

Neurotic Leadership

2007-05-07T11:14:00.000-04:00

Okay... over the next couple of weeks you'll be seeing several postings from me on the topic of NeuroLeadership. (more on that in the coming days).Today, I'd like to point you to some interesting work coming out of Pepperdine that takes a look at neurotic styles of leadership/managment. Or to use language from Star Wars.... "the dark side" of management.Here's an excerpt from the article, plus

In the Beginning....

2007-04-25T14:28:00.000-04:00

Okay... so this isn't as big a deal as "the big bang"..... but it is a beginning for me. My entry into the Blogosphere.I currently run an e-list that is hosted on Topica.com. My intention is to ultimately move all of that over to here. In the meantime, if you'd like to subscribe to the "ShareAndLearn" e-mail list, just click here: http://www.topica.com/lists/shareandlearn On this page you will