Experience Learning

Leadership is about learning and improving. Forgetting bad experiences is tempting, but it could be more useful to learn from them. 

Leadership researchers James Kouzes and Barry Posner, found out that leaders learn from their experiences.
In their classic book, “The Leadership Challenge”, they suggest to ask the following questions at the end of the project, or at regular intervals through it in order to learn from it.

  • What did we do well? Or, what are we doing well at the moment?
  • What did we do poorly? Or, what are we doing poorly?
  • What did we learn from this? Or, what are we learning from this project?
  • How can we do better the next time? Or, how can we be doing better than we are currently?

It’s a key for this process to work that all four questions are answered by all the team members. The goal here is to have a complete view of the problems and a set of lessons learned, before engaging in new projects. That’s why you must record all the ideas and answers and make them available to everyone.

Just think, how much you already know that can be valuable the next time you embark on a new project. Do you have it on paper? Have you shared that knowledge? Leadership is not about not failing, but about learning from the experiences and using them on the next project. It’s about Experience Learning.

LEADERSHIP ACTIONS

Go on, and answer the four questions for your current project, ask your teammates to do the same. Make the answers available to everyone, and start a “Lessons Learned” Folder where everyone can check out the information.

Get Updates And Free Information From BeALeader.Net!

Name:
Email:

Be Sure to Enter Your Main Email to Receive the Information You Are Requesting.

We hate spam as much as you do!  Your name and email address will not be sold, shared or disclosed.

Latest News About Leadership

?Leadership showdown? for Tony Abbott, apparently
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:08:43 -0800
Tony Abbott is preparing for a ?leadership showdown?? Is someone challenging him for leadership of the Liberal Party? Or is he switching to the ALP and challenging Gillard for leadership of the ALP?

Windsor warns Labor over leadership talk
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:12:10 -0800
Cross-benchers and the Greens say Labor risks government if leadership speculation continues.

Swan Backs Gillard Over Possible Australian Leadership Challenge
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:58:28 -0800
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has the backing of her Labor Party caucus, according to Treasurer Wayne Swan, amid speculation that Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd is considering a leadership challenge.

Leadership on agenda
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:05 -0800
JULIA Gillard will try to quell bubbling discontent about Labor leadership at today's caucus brainstorming session.

Forbes Leadership Highlights of the Week: Set for Super Sunday
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:47:46 -0800
With the biggest sports event of the year upon us this week, Karl Moore drew leadership inspiration from both Tom Brady and Eli Manning with "Know Your Teammates: Leadership Lessons from the Super Bowl Quarterbacks." Lisa Arthur looked beyond both those stars with her "Super Bowl MVP Prediction: No, Not Brady or Manning. It's Social Media." Dov Seidman let us know who?also neither Brady nor ...

0 comments

There are no comments yet...

Kick things off by filling out the form below.

Leave a Comment