Designing a True Learning Organization (webinar)

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Speaker(s): Bea Fields, Principal, Bea Fields Companies

ANCOR member: $249; Non-member: $299

Session #1: Changing World of Work: Designing a True Learning Organization

Our working world is changing by leaps and bounds. As our world becomes more virtual and flat, the acquisition of knowledge will challenge traditional organizational principles. People in management positions will be working remotely more often, work habits will shift from structured to more fluid and the internet will support the development of more global networks.

Integrating the concepts of a true learning organization will be mission critical and cannot be ignored. During this session, participants will complete an online assessment by the title of “Is Yours a Learning Organization.” This will be followed by a discussion-oriented debrief and a presentation of 3 core principles organizations can apply, starting today to shift their organization into a true knowledge culture.

Session #2: Sourcing and Retention: The War for Critical Talent

If you want a thriving organization, you have to hire great people AND you have to know how to keep them from jumping ship with the knowledge you have empowered them to deploy. Designing a true learning culture in which both competency and capacity can be developed is inherently connected to winning the war for critical talent. This webinar focuses on how one can design an environment that:

• Identifies and cultivates the top 5 strengths of each employee in the organization
• Supports the physical well being and development of people
• Provides emotional support and psychological safety for team members
• Challenges and stretches intellect through ‘on the spot’ coaching, teaching and learning
• Facilitates the creation of new knowledge
• Expands networks both inside and outside the organization
• Makes use of the most current technologies to increase productivity and expand intellectual horsepower

 

Session #3: The Future of Talent Development: Generation Y in the Workplace

Many organizations are struggling to fill key positions. This talent shortage places an enormous amount of stress on their potential to grow or to expand. There are usually two causes for these shortages: 1) The company’s talent development strategies are out of date and out of sync with their vision and strategic goals and 2) A true commitment to the talent development of the entire organization and in particular, our next generation of leaders, Generation Y, is lacking. During this presentation, participants will assess their talent capability of their organizations and participate in a brainstorming activity to get their juices flowing on how to develop out young talent.

Session #4: Developing out the Learning Organization across Generations Using Reverse Mentoring

Companies like Intuit, Google and Deloitte are using a very radical approach to shift their organizations into a living, breathing, dynamic learning organization by implementing reverse mentoring and coaching. With this approach, coaching is offered throughout the organization, but not just with more senior leaders coaching newbies. Younger leaders (Generation X and Y) are using their technological skills and global knowledge to bring fresh and innovative thinking to the veterans of the company. This process will be spelled out in spades during this presentation.

Session #5: The Role of Technology in Designing a True Learning Organization

Facebook, Twitter, Second Life and Online Games: They’re not just for play anymore! The use of online social networks and games such as WarCraft and Everquest are now being leveraged as leadership development tools in some of the world’s leading companies like Sun Microsystems, IBM and Google. And… the great news is this: You don’t have to be a technology firm to take advantage of the technology tools available to enhance learning inside your organization. During this session, participants will be participating in a virtual tour to learn the ins and outs of the technology younger careerist are using and how you can apply these tools to design a true learning organization.