Org-Fitness Today!:

March 2007

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DDI has released a major research report that included over 4000 leaders from 42 countries. Essentially leaders said to include more mentoring and coaching in the development cycle and include more "learning by doing." This was essentially what leaders said almost 10 years ago as I was researching my Master's thesis, The Relationship of Executive Development to Strategy Implementation.

Randy Emelo of Triple Creek Associates has done a nice summary of the DDI study as it relates to his focus, Open Mentoring.

http://www.3creek.com/resources/research/Talent_Management.pdf

http://www.3creek.com/resources/presentations/TalentManagement.pdf

While training is still a part of talent development, it is clear that including coaching in the process will make it have a bigger impact. Unfortunately coaching is underutilized by many organizations.

Just like my thesis pointed out, the DDI research found the most effective activities for learning and development are special job assignments either in or outside of a leaders regular duties.

How about you? What has been most effective for your learning and development?

OK, the title is your warning. I don't normally comment about things like this however...

As many of you know, I am a runner. Last week I was running down a road that has a fairly wide paved shoulder, in fact, I think it is even labeled a bike lane. ?? Maybe it was my fault, however I am running against traffic when I see a boy, maybe 12 or 13 years old approaching me on his bike. However he doesn't see me, in fact he is not even looking up since because he is talking on his cell phone!!

I yell at him, no response. I slow down. It's a busy road with traffic to my right and a guardrail to my left. I am in the far left, up against the guard rail. I yell again, even louder as I come to a complete stop. He looks up, just in time, barely missing me and rides on. Unbelievable!!

Now yesterday, I see the same thing only it's a kid on a moped. Talking away on his cell phone, totally unaware that his right turn signal is turned on while he rides his moped down the road.

Often times when I run the Lanikai loop, I see the same girl, probably the same age, 12 or 13 years old, chatting away on her cell phone while she rides her bike, weaving in an out of the bike lane.

Now it is clear to me why there are so many bad drivers on the roads, the majority of which are chatting on their cell phones--they've had years of practice, riding their bikes!! I think I will try to stick to running on the trails.