Leaders as Teachers Action Guide: Proven Approaches for Unlocking Success in Your Organization - Softcover

Betof, Edward; Owens, Lisa M.D.; Todd, Sue

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1562869191 ISBN 13: 9781562869199

Publisher: Association for Talent Development, 2014

Synopsis

Harness the power of the leaders in your organization to grow your learning culture.

Expanding on the leadership development approach introduced in the 2009 bestselling title, Leaders as Teachers, this new action guide shares the experiences of companies where "leaders as teachers" is the driving principle for leadership development. Leaders as Teachers Action Guide: Proven Approaches for Unlocking Success in Your Organization presents easy to use instructions, as well as supporting research-based data, for developing top-performing leaders

This book will provide you with:

case studies and success stories to inspire your program
tools to help determine the best approach for your organization
templates to design learning programs that work for your leader-teachers.

About this title

About the Author:

Ed Betof Ed.D., president of Betof Associates, is a senior fellow in human capital, and program director for the Executive Council on Talent and Organization Development at the Conference Board. He is an adjunct executive and coach for the Center for Creative Leadership and faculty member with the Institute for Management Studies. Ed was a founding senior fellow and academic director of Penn's chief learning officer doctoral program. Ed retired from BD (Becton, Dickinson, and Company) where he was worldwide VP of talent management and CLO. Ed served on ASTD's Board from 2004 to 2007. Ed is author of Leaders as Teachers: Unlock the Teaching Potential of Your Company's Best and Brightest and co-author of Leaders as Teachers Action Guide: Proven Approaches for Unlocking Success in Your Organization; Just Promoted: A 12 Month Roadmap for Success in Your New Leadership Role.
Lisa M. D. Owens is a learning expert who applies learning sciences and instructional design methodology to training programs that move businesses forward. During her 32-year career at Procter & Gamble, she was a leading training professional, and dean of P&G's R&D University. She was a sought-after internal consultant for training design and known for skills as a coach for executive trainers, skills she developed in response to P&G's culture of leaders-as-teachers. Lisa consults with large and midsize firms to develop training strategies that advance the business. She serves on the executive advisory board for the Greater Cincinnati chapter of ASTD, and as a CorpU awards judge.
Sue Todd is chief strategy officer at CorpU. She works with faculty at Wharton, IESE, and MIT to adapt executive education programs to the practical needs of leaders. Sue consults to Coca-Cola, Aetna, Exxon and others to address the dynamic conditions of the 21st Century. Her current work focuses on how complexity science reveals cracks in current organizational structures and practices under increasing marketplace dynamism.

Review:

In our research at The Conference Board of how the best companies for leadership develop future leaders, one of the most common elements of these successful programs is a leaders-as-teachers approach. This new hands-on edition is a must read for anyone looking to move their programs forward. --Rebecca Lea Ray, PhD, Senior Vice President of Human Capital, The Conference Board

Leaders as Teachers Action Guide is insightful, instructional, and illustrative of how your leaders can be the engine to develop a workforce to power the execution of your business strategy. --Ed Oxford, EdD, SVP/Chief Talent Officer Banner Health

Business leaders who are serious about the success of their organizations should be serious about the difference they can make by serving as leader-teachers. Ed Betof, Lisa Owens, and Sue Todd share research that shows that the leaders-as-teachers approach has demonstrable impact to the top and bottom line. They ve created a superb guide to help leaders plan, launch, and execute a leader-as-teacher initiative. --Tony Bingham, Presidence and CEO, ATD

About this edition

• Publisher: Association for Talent Development
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1562869191
• ISBN 13: 9781562869199
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232