Upside-down Leadership Development: Waking the Learner in the Leader

Abstract

For too long, leadership development has had a core approach with one simple rule—get “great” presenters to inspire large audiences and everyone walks away happy. However, great leaders are learners, they are curious and humble. This study argues that leadership development should be turned upside-down; it will show that the foundations of experiential learning—practice, reflection, theory, experiment (repeat)—are the primary tools of developing Upside-Down Leadership Development.

Presenters

Randy Siebold
Co-Director, Global Leadership Institute and Doctor of Leadership, Global Leadership Institute, Andrews University, Michigan, United States

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Educational Organization and Leadership

KEYWORDS

Leadership Development, Learning Theory, Adult Learning, Active Learning, Action Learning

Digital Media

Videos

Siebold, Randy (2021). Upside Down Leadership Development

Downloads

AU Leadership—Reflection Paper guidelines

Reflection_Paper_Details-v9.docx