Monday, January 14, 2008
I'm reading this great book about developing leaders. It is not a Christian book, but it does contain a great deal of wisdom. Personally, I believe the author, Morgan W. McCall, Jr. is a Christian based on his wisdom on developing the next generation of leaders. At the very least most of his views thus far,I'm half way through the book, are based unconventional ways of preparing leaders for the future. He's a quote from pg. 64.
"Learning is driven by the things a person has to contend with in handling a particular experience, and the potential lessons in each kind of experience are determined by the overlap between what the experience demands and what a person does not yet know how to do."
The book's premise is that it is the right kind of experiences that help people reach their potential. In other words, certain experiences help a person develop more than others. Not all experiences are created equal. In the process of developing leaders for the future, most organization do a poor job. Being deliberate means having the right set of people, experiences, and programs to produce the kind of leaders needed to be able to meet an organization's future growth.
What is your thought on how to develop leaders? Does a classroom accomplish this task? Is on-the-job-training enough? How can these two coexist?
2 comments:
Love the new look, Jefe! Looks like a really good read, I'll have to sniff that one out, thanks!
I think hands on is a much better teacher. While a class environment can give you the basics until you experience something you don't have the true ability to work out all the angles, plus nothing taught in a classroom is real life (for the most part anyway). Just like learning about Christ and experiencing Christ are not the same and neither is life.
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