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Article

Learning for Leadership

Pages 223-228
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Leadership is learned in large part through on-the-job experience. Building on the work of Lindsey, Homes, and McCall (1987), this article describes seven key learning experiences for managers: personal trauma, mission impossible, setback, role models, conflicting norms and values, dealing with subordinates, dealing with the political arena, and personal experiences. It suggests that, although not all successful managers must be top learners, top learners are successful managers. The learning process they go through is described in terms of five steps. A learning process mode and a method for management development based on identification of top learners and coaching for learning are proposed.

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Sari van Poelje

Drs. Sari van Poelje is a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst in the organizational field and senior director of development and learning worldwide in a large multinational company. She has programs on transactional analysis in organizations in Hungary, Romania, the Netherlands, and Spain. She has published many articles and books on the interface between organizational and individual development. You can reach Sari through her email at .