In their efforts to build a pipeline of capable leaders, organisations around the globe commonly overlook a critical consideration—the ability to learn from experience, especially the kind that shapes and refines a leader. Dr Robert Thomas is the executive director of the Accenture Institute for High Performance Business in Boston. As a leading authority on leadership and transformational change, Dr Thomas looks at some of the key characteristics of leaders who leverage experience and especially their alertness to learning opportunities. Whilst there is no simple recipe for successfully developing leaders, this article offers Australian organisations ways to encourage both aspiring and accomplished individuals to learn through experience. Download this article [PDF, 192KB]
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