Guest Subject Matter Expert - From Down-under!

Your Professional Edge - Take Charge of Your Learning

Editor's Notes: For the next few weeks The 1% Edge Portable Coach App will have a special guest - leadership development expert from "down under" Louise Thomson. As I've been working out the use of the app to achieve my overall goal of employee training & development world-wide (under the premise of mobile - global - social), I will be inviting guest SMEs - subject matter experts to have their own Tab on the app that will house their information during their guest appearance. Louise's Tab - is labeled Global People (2 swipes to the left)

Louise Thomson
Australia

Louise, like me, is a believer in the employee training revolution. One of the components of the revolution is that people no longer be fully dependent on their company for their professional development - but take charge of that themselves.  If you've not read my piece on the revolution - click here.

Additionally, part of that is learning to learn different. Louise points out there are many opportunities to learn that we are just not seeing. I invite you to read her post below and go to her tab and try out the self-directed learning outline that she has designed. Let her know your thoughts. This truly is an example of learning to learn differently.

A Leadership Development Handbook

As a regular facilitator of a five day leadership program I am constantly reflecting on activities, events and issues which have groomed my strength of leadership. As I share snippets of my past to flavour the leadership topic of discussion, it’s evident that most days have and still do present opportunities to hone and practise leadership.

Given people’s busy lives, the simple leadership development opportunities are passed unnoticed and we only become conscious for the need of leadership development when we’re confronted with the absence of leadership, a new role/job which requires leadership experience or when it’s blatantly obvious – being offered to attend a ‘leadership’ program.

With a belief that we are in charge of our own learning and that the journey has no end point I found myself typing these ‘snippets of my past’ to form the creation of the Leadership Development Handbook.  As you flick through the pages (there are only a few), you’ll discover a collection of tips, activities, experiments and research across a breadth of leadership subjects. However, the answers are not glaringly obvious or as a matter of fact, many are not there!

Your challenge is to experiment, to reflect and to let your fingers do the searching. You’ll discover a plethora of information at your finger-tips and a network of people who are prepared to share their ‘wisdom’ and ideas to keep you interested, challenged and to keep you on the leadership development track.

The audience and approach to the use of this handbook is open and varied: whether it’s for you, with a desire to develop your own leadership capacity or that of the people whom you’re responsible for in a business – check out ‘Swapping Chairs’ for a few ideas!

Contact Our Guest: Louise Thomson GLOBAL PEOPLE Learning Design, Facilitation and Leadership Development Practice Mobile: 0458 130100 Skype: globalpeoplelou Twitter: GlobalPeopleLou Email: globalpeople@sandhurst.net.au

Introductory Welcome Video

I recommend you view this first...

Welcome to your set of lessons to get and keep your professional edge. Lessons are in a couple of formats - short learning bites (2-4 minutes) or longer (5+ or more minutes).

Please take the time to watch this video.   It contains important information about how to make the most of this unique learning experience.  This welcome video includes an important first lesson.

Note: Ignore this "Read Article" button through-out the app.  Accessing the site via this button deactivates the link.

Category: Personal Effectiveness

Reminder: If you're an iPad user - access the lessons via 1% iPad Tab 

**To activate the lesson password function, at the bottom right, opt to open in Safari. 



If I could give you 1 piece of professional success advice, it would be this: get the right results and get exceptional results. The irony of results? ...we always get results, they just may not be the ones we want!

So, what results do you want? Do you start each day having those identified? Well...your answer to these questions, along with the learning bites provided below will help you get what you desire.

Remember, each learning bite or theme has enough power to make all the difference. It's all about doing 1 enough to get the outcome.  That's the power of the 1%.

Ways to Increase Your Productivity

The Heart of Time & Priority Management  

The Power of Focus

Jump-start Your Motivation - good tip for procrastination

Effectively Manage Stress - this also explains the origin of stress

Managing Email is Managing Time - a very important way to look at email

(Do not select this Read Article button- it will make the links dormat. Select lessons from links provided above.)

Category: Management Effectiveness

Reminder: If you're an iPad user - access these lessons via the 1% iPad Tab 

**To activate the lesson password function, at the bottom right, opt to open in Safari.

Management Effectiveness

In the spirit of the 1% Philosophy to follow are some learning bites to get you started.  I'll be adding to this list on a regular basis - so certainly check back. 

All links are password protected and the topics are a compliment to The 1% Edge Workbook, which you received in your group of bonus gifts. I recommend you use it.

Coaching Tip: It only takes the application of 1 tip to make the difference. Apply it long enough to get results!

START HERE: DOWNLOAD - What I Wish Every Manager Knew - this is a great reference that can serve as a summary to the lessons provided.  Use this as a knowledge checklist.



The You Factor

This section is presented under the premise that behind every great team is a great coach. Who you are on the inside will dictate what kind of manager-leader you'll be on the outside.

Learning Segment: Laying the Foundation
(Use a "learning segment" as a mini-course)
This section of lessons is what I call setting the stage.  As a reminder, each lesson is built to be a stand alone as well as build upon one another. Each lesson is built to help in a shift in thinking, build your knowledge base, or give you a how-to in addressing a need. Each has value for the whole of nurturing your management competency. Even if there is a little of over lap, it's all in the spirit in the princples of Adult Learning.

The Management Dilemma - Do You Really Want To Be One?

It All Begins With You - You Are The Messenger

Amatuer vs. Professional - Which One Are You?

The You Factor - Behind Every Great Team is a Great Coach

New Roles For Managers - these are generally not on a job description

Manager as Coach - an active role

Management Success - Be A Coach - a useful perspective


Manager as Developer - 21st Century Management

Cheapest Training Ever - an excellent example of "manager as trainer"

Going Beyond The Job Description - What's a Competency?

Create Your P.O.P. - lead from your own values

Do You Empower or Enable? - Management Styles

It's Not About You - understanding human behavior

Managing Individuals

Giving feedback

A tip to motivate and build rapport

(Do not select this Read Article button - it will make the links dormat. Select lessons from links provided above.)