Chapter 16 The Leader As a Coach

Steve Jobs said "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly will be right"

ASTD reports annual training hours per employee average _____?

The most sought after quality in an employee that is sought after by employers is:

Stretch Assignments

At level 1 the focus is on business results

Many Leaders view developing others as the most rewarding and relevant of all their tasks

At level 3 the main questions is: are learners using the new knowledge in their work

A key ingredient Learning organizations use is that they benchmark best practices

One good way to learn is by studying the Masters, those who have gone before

The American Society of Training and Development states that the overall US commitment to training is ____% of payroll

In the US in 2016 $31 billion was spent on Leadership programs with high performing companies outspending competitors x4

Better employers provide 2.5 to 5% of payroll

A Quality of most great leaders is a love of learning

Before your middle years

Organizations typically identify a gap and then seek to fill the gap through training efforts

Stretch Assignments fit in well with the 70/20/10 rule?

Competency and performance goals are usually set for achieving business results and developing people-building skills

What are the most cited types of training

Much of contemporary leading and coaching incorporates priestly, elected and missionary types

Second most sought after quality

Overall profitability and training are positively correlated

Organizational conditions conducive to growth

The third is problem solving ability and the fourth is communication skills and the fifth is the ability to get along

They also reward innovation and share lessons learned

The measurement of learning effectiveness is an important issue in today's workplace

At level 2 learning is measured in terms of increased knowledge

A new perspective to consider

In a well designed training program participants say they gain from coaching...clear and direct feedback on behaviour

The 4 levels of learning are: satisfaction, learning, application and impact

Specific advice on handling situations

Personal conditions conducive to growth

Before your middle years