2.5 LEADING THE LEARNING ORGANISATION

Question 1

WHAT IS LEADING THE LEARNING ORGANISATION?

Answer 1

Senge argues that learning organisation requires a new view on leadership.
- Leaders of a learning organisation enable people to continually expand their understanding and capabilities.
- Senge identifies 3 key aspects of leadership: Leader as designer, leader as steward, leader as teacher.

Question 2

LEADER AS DESIGNER

Answer 2

Key areas of design are policies, strategies and system.
- No one has greater influence than the designer (e.g mission, core, value statement)
- Leader’s task to design the learning process that allows the people in business to deal with the critical issues they face.

Question 3

LEADER AS STEWARD

Answer 3

Own vision as part of something larger.
- Leader becomes the steward of the vision and their task is to manage it for the benefit of others.

Question 4

LEADER AS TEACHER

Answer 4

Creating an environment for everyone to learn.
- Keep the overall picture of the business in mind.