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Aug 2024
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ELC 084: How to Develop Leadership Skill...

Connie Malamed: Helps people build stand-out careers in learning design.
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When you think about leadership and the traits of leaders, do you typically think about people with responsibility and authority at the top of an organization? In this episode, I speak with David Kelly, Chairman of the Learning Guild. He explains why developing leadership skills in Learning and Development, is a solid career strategy for people at every level of an organization and in any role. We discuss his eBook, Nine Core behavioral Traits Learning Leaders Should Cultivate. And we discuss how to go about doing this.

As Chairman of the Learning Guild, David Kelly thinks a lot about learning leadership. In his job, he explores the convergence of learning and technology and has a profound commitment to transforming workplaces and enriching lives through innovative learning strategies. With over two decades of experience in learning and performance leadership, and consulting, he brings his passion to life in his work, building events and resources with the Guild and as a dynamic speaker and writer, inspiring others to view their work through a fresh, technology-enhanced lens.

WE DISCUSS:

* The inspiration for writing an eBook about learning leadership
* A better way to define leadership
* The difference between leadership as a set of behaviors versus innate characteristics
* Observations about leadership in Learning and Development
* Building leadership skills as a career growth strategy
* The importance of having a yearly Learning Leaders conference.
* The top nine behavioral traits of successful leaders from David's perspective
* Most important leadership behaviors for L&D
* Leadership skills that may be the hardest to achieve
* How to improve your skills at being a visionary
* How to improve your decision-making skills

TIME: 30 minutes

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RESOURCES

* Nine Core Behavioral Traits Learning Leaders Should Cultivate by David Kelly
* David Kelly's Curated Content: Every week David offers you the best of the learning web
* The Learning Guild
* Learning Leaders Conference
* How to Develop Your Creativity: Somewhat related podcast episode




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