I just caught a webinar by Mzinga around Social Learning. It was great. He referenced an article from the Wall Street Journal . In it, Robert Cross, a professor of management at the University of Virginia referenced a project he was doing where

…employees of 20 companies were surveyed and asked to  identify colleagues who have helped them perform better; about two-thirds of the names weren’t on the firms’ previous lists of top performers, Mr. Cross said.

So who is influencing…leading…these people and how do leaders identify and connect with them? The implications are far reaching.

There was a lot of great food for thought that I kept putting through the filter of “Leadership Learning”, but  I kept coming back to the issue of getting leaders to use the tools. If they currently play in these spaces, great. If not, how do we get them there so they can practice the behaviors we know can make a difference for them and those they try to lead? Ideas?