On Leadership Online » leadership development http://onleadershiponline.com A resource for those who lead in the virtual environment. Wed, 05 May 2010 19:19:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 You can lead the horse to water… http://onleadershiponline.com/2009/02/10/you-can-lead-the-horse-to-water/ http://onleadershiponline.com/2009/02/10/you-can-lead-the-horse-to-water/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:19:14 +0000 bhigh http://onleadershiponline.com/?p=24 Continue reading →]]> 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?

]]> http://onleadershiponline.com/2009/02/10/you-can-lead-the-horse-to-water/feed/ 0 Building the leader’s online toolbox. http://onleadershiponline.com/2009/02/02/building-the-leaders-online-toolbox/ http://onleadershiponline.com/2009/02/02/building-the-leaders-online-toolbox/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:42:12 +0000 bhigh http://onleadershiponline.com/?p=20 Continue reading →]]> I am slowly collecting data around which of the many available web2.0 technologies leaders choose to use. And, which ones they use successfully. What I am finding is very interesting. Although they are aware of the online options, leaders I’ve surveyed tend to use what’s handy, or what’s comfortable. No big surprise there. Don’t we usually go with the known vs. the unknown? We use the words we are comfortable with when we speak and write. As we get proficient at a sport we cling to the habits that have brought us success. Try to change your grip on a golf club, baseball bat, or tennis racquet after you’ve developed some game and you know what I mean. Changing habits is not easy. More than anything it takes a commitment to change and growth.

In order to take advantage of the technologies available to create compelling vision and community and to increase their online toolbox, leaders need to hold tight to that commitment and bravely experiment with their virtual voice. Supporting them is what this site is all about. I am going to try and find examples (good and bad) that we can use in this discussion. If you have any examples; emails, blog posts, podcasts, webinar, wikis, etc., please send them on. Let’s fill this toolbox with what works.

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Beth High

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