Moving Forward
Moving forward, we need to decide what it is we are really after. Not just what we think stakeholders want to hear, but what we believe to be the true purpose of learning.
Moving forward, we need to decide what it is we are really after. Not just what we think stakeholders want to hear, but what we believe to be the true purpose of learning.
If the goal is strictly achievement, curriculum coverage and preparation for the workforce then cultures of compliance, conformity and surveillance are not surprising. In these environments, persuasion, oversight and managing are the skills that get results. However, these will only get you to "good" and "same".
If the goal is strictly achievement, curriculum coverage and preparation for the workforce then cultures of compliance, conformity and surveillance are not surprising. In these environments, persuasion, oversight and managing are the skills that get results. However, these will only get you to "good" and "same".
If the goal is to generate learning momentum, then a more responsive, supportive and agile approach is required. In these environments, formal and informal leaders at all levels work to model the kinds of behaviours they want to see in others. This type of learning organizational culture fosters risk taking, thrives on diversity of thinking, and builds commitment to a shared goal. Here, influence is received and not used as a means of control.
If the goal is to generate learning momentum, then a more responsive, supportive and agile approach is required. In these environments, formal and informal leaders at all levels work to model the kinds of behaviours they want to see in others. This type of learning organizational culture fosters risk taking, thrives on diversity of thinking, and builds commitment to a shared goal. Here, influence is received and not used as a means of control.
Influence, once purposefully used to gain a pre-determined result becomes persuasion. Once that happens, the best you can hope for is buy-in rather than the belief-in you get through influence.
Influence, once purposefully used to gain a pre-determined result becomes persuasion. Once that happens, the best you can hope for is buy-in rather than the belief-in you get through influence.
