LEARNING FOR LEADERSHIP & SERVICE

A PRESENTATION BYNOEL E K TAN, MEd, MSc

ONWORLD LEADERSHIP DAY, SINGAPORE

2008

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“Leadership and Learning are indispensable to each other.”

John F Kennedy

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LEARN?

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LEARN?

Biologically - new neural connections

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LEARN?

Biologically - new neural connections

Cognitively - new ideas, knowledge, perspectives

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LEARN?

Biologically - new neural connections

Cognitively - new ideas, knowledge, perspectives

Behaviourally - new actions, habits, skills

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EVIDENCE OF LEARNING

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EVIDENCE OF LEARNING

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LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD

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LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD

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The flap of a butterfly’s wings in one part of the world creates a hurricane in another

LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD

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The flap of a butterfly’s wings in one part of the world creates a hurricane in another

LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD

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The flap of a butterfly’s wings in one part of the world creates a hurricane in another

LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD

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The flap of a butterfly’s wings in one part of the world creates a hurricane in another

Can 21st Century leaders stop learning?

LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD

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LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD

Global warming

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LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD

Global warming

Widening Income inequality

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LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD

Global warming

Widening Income inequality

Increasingly wide spectrum of value-sets

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LEADERSHIP FOR A COMPLEX WORLD

Global warming

Widening Income inequality

Increasingly wide spectrum of value-sets

A world awash in information & images

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SINGAPORE YOUTH

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SINGAPORE YOUTH

Life-goals (2002 survey)

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SINGAPORE YOUTH

Life-goals (2002 survey)

To lead a lifestyle I desire - 39%

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SINGAPORE YOUTH

Life-goals (2002 survey)

To lead a lifestyle I desire - 39%

To get rich - 16%

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SINGAPORE YOUTH

Life-goals (2002 survey)

To lead a lifestyle I desire - 39%

To get rich - 16%

To help the needy - 2%

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SINGAPORE YOUTH

Life-goals (2002 survey)

To lead a lifestyle I desire - 39%

To get rich - 16%

To help the needy - 2%

To contribute to the growth of society - 2%

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LEARNING TO LEAD & SERVE IN A COMPLEX WORLD

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LEARNING TO LEAD & SERVE IN A COMPLEX WORLD

Learning how they learn

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LEARNING TO LEAD & SERVE IN A COMPLEX WORLD

Learning how they learn

Team Learning

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LEARNING TO LEAD & SERVE IN A COMPLEX WORLD

Learning how they learn

Team Learning

Learning to look inwards at their own leadership motivations

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LEARNING HOW THEY LEARN

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LEARNING HOW THEY LEARN

Regaining focus when distracted

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LEARNING HOW THEY LEARN

Regaining focus when distracted

Situations which energise or drain them

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LEARNING HOW THEY LEARN

Regaining focus when distracted

Situations which energise or drain them

Evaluating progress constantly

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TEAM LEARNING

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TEAM LEARNING

Know-it-all vs Teach-me-more

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TEAM LEARNING

Know-it-all vs Teach-me-more

Collaboration vs Coercion

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TEAM LEARNING

Know-it-all vs Teach-me-more

Collaboration vs Coercion

Interpersonal skills to harness diversity

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LEARNING TO REFINE LEADERSHIP MOTIVATIONS

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LEARNING TO REFINE LEADERSHIP MOTIVATIONS

Why are you in leadership?

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LEARNING TO REFINE LEADERSHIP MOTIVATIONS

Why are you in leadership?

Will you lead even when its inconvenient?

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LEARNING TO REFINE LEADERSHIP MOTIVATIONS

Why are you in leadership?

Will you lead even when its inconvenient?

Will you lead even when it means doing the right thing, even when its unpopular?

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“A life unreflected is not worth living.”

Aristotle

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THE CHALLENGE

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

Gandhi

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THE CHALLENGE

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

Gandhi

Dare To

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THE CHALLENGE

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

Gandhi

Dare To

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