Learning to lead – self managed learning and how academics resist understanding the process

Abstract

Purpose

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

Here are some learning benefits that senior leaders indicated that they had gained from a Self Managed Learning program: greater wisdom; more courage to act on what was really needed; more focus on values and a greater concern for moral purpose in their work; communicating better around real visions for the organization.

Practical implications

Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.

Social implications

Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that can have a broader social impact.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.

Citation

Cunningham, I. (2010), "Learning to lead – self managed learning and how academics resist understanding the process", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 24 No. 2, pp. 4-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777281011019434