The A.L.L. research team members were invited to run a workshop on their unique approach to accelerated learning at the 8th Australasian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences.
The workshop was well received and present an interactive hands-on overview of the A.L.L.'s approach. Emphasis was given to the assessment and development aspects, such as the on-going longitudinal assessment and feedback using a combination of traditional psychometric and dynamic assessments, computer-based complex problem solving, and micro-world simulations.
The ALL is pleased to welcome the ABC as its newest Industry Partner. The Australian Broadcasting Association, with the key sponsorship of Mark Scott, will be sending through its first 'Class of '08' in a few months. These individuals will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge, skills, and self-insights to further their capability to fill key leadership roles within the organisation.
The program has a practical business focus and develops leadership skills for real management challenges.
In this article two of our pioneering participants from IAG, Julie Mavraidis and Stephen Everett, were interviewed on their experiences in the program so far. In the long term residential program that Julie and Stephen are taking part in, the strong focus is on the lab as a learning environment - a place to experiment with different style and techniques, to test out new ideas, and to challenge yourself. In business, the opportunity to experiment is limited by the need to succeed, meaning that many learning opportunities are not utilised and pass people by. Julie and Stephen both point to aspects of the program they found immediately applicable to their work environments.
Helene Zampetakis from the AFR spoke with Bob Wood about the ALL program and leadership development
The accurate assessment of leadership skills is necessary in order to further develop those skills. In this article, Helene Zampetakis from the Australian Financial Review spoke with Bob Wood about the Accelerated Learning Laboratory's methods, and the implications for business.
CEO Agenda article provides a clear overview of the synergy between leadership and ALL's approach to accelerating talent within companies.
"As companies struggle with the pace of change, an innovative Australian program aims to fast-track a new breed of business leaders to meet the challenge" -Cameron Cooper, CEO Agenda Vol 3 2007
The accelerating need for successful CEOs in Australian business has prompted research into those exact characteristics that 'make' a successful executive.
"...the collaboration and corporation input [of partner companies] would ensure the study pinpointed and identified characteristics of 'flexible expertise' - the combination of knowledge, skills, intellectual capacities and personality factors that produce the most successful leaders."
The importance of long term memory on leadership behaviours mentioned here in an article published in the Financial Review by Prof. Wood
The importance of understanding how we write knowledge from our working memory, with its limited capacity, to long term memory, which has no known bounds, is crucial to developing leadership behaviours. In this article from the Australian Financial Review, Prof. Wood discusses the three kinds of knowledge that play a central role in leadership: know how (procedural), know what (declarative), and know when (strategic).
Amita Tandulkar, a reporter from BRW, stresses the importance of dynamic industry response to the changing nature of our workforce
In this recent article appearing in BRW, Amita Tandulkar spoke with Prof. Wood regarding the importance of talent management for Australian companies. Advisory Council member Ashley Stephenson (EZI) states that this is a global issue, and the lessons learned in the lab could be exported to international businesses.