Action Learning Groups

The aims of the Leadership Development Centre’s Action Learning Group’s are to:

1.       Provide support and challenge to assist leadership development

2.       Develop further the skills of giving and receiving feedback

3.       Help each other to build on the strengths and fill the gaps identified

          in individual development plans 

4.       Work on leadership and management issues being faced by

          members

5.       Learn from each other about the wider Public Service

6.       Provide a forum for reflection and individual growth and

          development

7.       Develop networks  

Diana’s approach to facilitating Action Learning Groups is to work to develop the relationships between participants, facilitating greater authenticity and interpersonal connection. She does this using sociometry and group-work. This means the content of discussions is the participants’ experience of leading and leadership. Each session has a simple format enabling participants to create their working agenda each session.

Participants each have learning goals for the Action Learning Group. These align with their individual development plan generated from extensive feedback and profiling of participants strengths and weaknesses.

Diana’s facilitation is based on values of authenticity, self-paced learning, encounter, response rather than ‘feedback’, and here and now learning. She uses role theory as her framework for observing new behaviours developing amongst the individuals and within their relationships.