Shiraz and his work

Leaders are different from managers, the question is what makes them different? what skills and competencies differentiate leaders from managers. Some years ago i read the leadership survey conducted by DDI which identified the most important skill leaders need. here i am sharing another research by  by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few weeks ago, we were asked to analyze a competency model for leadership development that a client had created. Its was based on the idea that at different points in their development, potential leaders need to focus on excelling at different skills. For example, in their model they proposed that a lower level manager should focus on driving for results while top executives should focus on developing a strategic perspective. Intuitively, this makes sense, based as it is on the assumption t...

Today we are living in a knowledge-based economy, where Value is the product of ‘knowledge’ and ‘Information’. I belong to Training and Teaching profession where I am suppose to either ‘Add’ or ‘Create’ value through dissemination of knowledge. The purpose of this post is to share my thoughts on ‘future trends in Training & development, teaching and learning’. So what’s the difference between training and learning! Training is: Content based Issues oriented Led by Instructor Whereas learning is: Continuous process Self directed Contextual When we talk for future of training and learning, then two things are important is this regard: Creation of knowledge Sharing of knowledge In future the creation and sharing of knowledge is ‘free’; following will be the powerful sources in training and learning: 1. Google : this organization needs no introduction. started in 1996, as a research project by Larry page and Sergery Brin when they were both PhD students a...