Give CISL a Try with the 3.5 Day Intensive
Not sure how to get started with Corporate International Service Learning (CISL)? Why not try it out for yourself? Experiencing this immersive learning approach first-hand can be invaluable when designing a program. The 3.5 day intensive provides participants with a way to test CISL by bringing together participants from several companies to experience the powerful learning approach that builds the awareness, skills and mindset required to become responsible leaders. This unique opportunity is scheduled for May 21-24, 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. (more…)
Recommended Reading
Many of today’s challenges center on connecting across cultures, which is why the focus of learning to connect, create and contribute in Being Global is so useful. Don’t just take our word for it – Here is what Bill Clinton had to say about the book. “Being Global is a thoughtful, instructive text on the challenges of leadership in the 21st Century and the bold perspective we must adopt in order to create a future of shared opportunities and responsibilities”.
Developing Leaders with Action Learning
As many of you have experienced, leaders are facing the impact of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) even though they may not have come across the expression. We believe there is a way to grow individuals, so they are more able to handle the complexity in the world around us. We start by drawing lessons from complexity in nature and their application in methods such as Action Learning. (more…)
Coaching for an Increasingly Complex World
Jennifer Garvey Berger and Catherine Fitzgerald have created an invaluable resource for coaching in the VUCA world. As coaches we need to think about new patterns that support our clients in thinking, engaging, and acting differently to meet changing demands of 21st century. In this white paper, Berger and Fitzgerald layout how those of us who support leaders can change our own thinking and practices in order to help leaders learn not just how to handle the VUCA world, but how to thrive in it.
Scaling Action Learning at Microsoft
One of the characteristics of high potential leaders is their ability to think and act quickly in their domains of expertise. However, challenges that organizations increasingly face require extensive cross boundary work and exploration, which requires new skills set. Microsoft asked Sage Ways to design a 1-day learning event to address this area of skill development for large groups of 100+ participants. This really put Action Learning to the test as a large-scale intervention. (more…)