Read Henry Mintzberg's latest article, From Management Development to Organization Development with IMpact, for free!

Mintzberg discusses how to develop better managers that, in turn, develop better organizations.

View and download the article at http://www.coachingourselves.com/files/IMpact%20March%202010.pdf

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You are invited to the Australian launch of CoachingOurselves! Monica Redden Consultancy is making it possible to bring some of the world's leading thinkers and practitioners on management and leadership into your organisation.

"When someone tells you that his method will save a huge amount of your training budget you may be forgiven for being sceptical. But when that person is Professor Henry Mintzberg, you are apt to listen."

Written by David Cooperrider and Brenda Zimmerman, the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) topic is about focusing on what is working within an organization, in order to build from strengths that already exist.

This post from the Harvard Business Review provides insight on why as a business professional you can, and should, involve yourself in a peer group coaching session regularly.

By Phil LeNir, 2009, All rights reserved

Social Learning and Management Development
Did you ever wonder how you learned to be a manager? Ever think about the process through which you, and the other managers in your organization, are improving as managers and leaders? It likely doesn’t have much to do with classrooms, lectures or e-learning programs.

Following is Phil LeNir, Executive Director of CoachingOurselves, in an interview for Creelman Research 'Thought Leaders' on Social Learning.

Creelman Research 2009. vol. 2. 10
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Phil LeNir pioneered the use of social learning when he was an engineering manager not because he was some kind of visionary, but because he desperately needed a better solution to management development than he could find in the marketplace.
Born of necessity Phil has become an expert in the practical application of social learning among managers. In this interview he shares his ideas about the topic.

Our world is evolving at a rapid pace, and organizations must face the pressure of remaining globally competitive. Becoming increasingly important is the need to support continuous learning and the ongoing creation of new ideas and skills. Social learning, especially in small groups, provides a powerful tool to nurture innovation and productivity. As the flow of ideas and knowledge increases within your unit and organization, so does the reliability of the information from which you make your strategic decisions.

Managing is hard work, both physically and emotionally. It demands long hours that often result in less time for exercise, missed meals and unhealthy compensatory eating. This topic examines the commonly unhealthy lifestyle of an overworked manager, and presents simple tools that can be incorporated into the workday to help maintain a healthy lifestyle. Busy lives make being health conscious seem difficult and time consuming; this session shows you that healthy living can be much easier than you thought.

A brand is more than its product; it is the representation of the values and promises made to your customers. Branding is traditionally thought to be the territory of marketers, but in fact it is the performance rather than the promotion that builds and sustains a brand. This session explores branding in the hands of the manager, emphasizing how you as an individual impact your organization’s brand. This session enables you to appreciate the concept of brand and become exposed to a holistic approach to branding, so you can better understand and develop your effect on brand building.