Phil Aspden 
Director: eGenius
The Learning Curve? 
Y Real 
x
Abstract 
Solitary 
Single 
activity 
A slog! 
Passive
Edgar Dale Cone of Experience 
Abstract Concrete
Ken Blanchard – Situational Leadership 
[adapted] 
Competence – knowledge and skills 
Commitment – motivation and confidence
Competence
Commitment
Competence 
Commitment
Competence 
Commitment
Adapted from Situational Leadership ii by Ken Blanchard 
Commitment 
Stages 
Low High 
X-Axis 
Stage 1 
Directing 
Stage 2 
Coaching 
20% 
Stage 3 
Supporting 
Stage 4 
Delegating 
High 
Commitment 
[Motivation + 
confidence] 
Competence 
[Knowledge 
+ skills] 
Low 
Unconscious 
incompetence 
Conscious 
incompetence 
Conscious 
Competence 
Unconscious 
Competence 
10/28/2008 
Development Stages 
10% 
formal 
10% 
formal 
significant 
person 
70% 
on the 
job
Only digital 
immigrants talk 
about 
‘technology’
Technology can help us with this process, making it: 
• Easier 
• More possible/ more frequent [overcoming time/ 
space barriers] 
• More engaging – using rich media and resources 
• More effective and efficient 
Technology should not be a tool that allows us 
[managers] to abdicate responsibility and avoid any 
meaningful contact with our staff
Manager 2.0 
The ‘social’ manager
4 Qualities 
•Awareness: - presence and sensitivity 
•Flexibility: - styles & behaviours to fit the 
situation 
•Clarity: - effective contracting 
•Authenticity: - saying what you mean and 
meaning what you say & being in the here and 
now.
Directing 
• Tell me what to do 
• Tell me the steps I need to take 
• Give me the information I need 
• Don’t assume I know nothing 
but don’t assume I know 
• Be explicit 
Induction 
Onboarding 
Orientation 
Building key 
relationships
Directing 
Informing 
Interpreting 
[localising] 
Applying 
Reviewing 
E Learning 
generic 
local 
Video seminars 
Webinars 
Virtual reality 
Simulation 
tell 
do 
Feed 
back
Coaching 
• Agree what needs to be done 
[set expectations & get buy in] 
• Agree needs [training/ 
experience/ resources] 
• Give feedback – lots of it 
• Get feedback 
Performance 
management 
Relationship 
building 
Learning [on and 
offline]
Coaching 
• Review – progress not actions 
• Expectations 
• Needs 
• Observations - feedback 
‘Intelligent’ 
performance 
management systems – 
not just a tracker 
not just appraisal 
Use multiple channels 
to coach. 
Rewards - badges
Supporting [less directive coaching] 
• Experimentation 
• Research – self guided 
learning 
• Risk taking [supported] 
• Directive and positive 
feedback 
• Explicit – avoid assumptions 
• Ask lots of questions and 
prompt lots of questions 
Simulation – AR/VR 
Gamification 
Information/ learning 
Small chunk learning 
Action learning 
Solutions circles
Learning 
Programmed 
knowledge 
Questions 
L= (P,Q) 
“… responsible action is, in itself, 
an effective learning process.”
My father was a college professor and a pedant to 
the bone. Every exchange contained a lesson like 
the pit in a cherry. 
To this day the Socratic method makes me want to 
bite someone. 
We are all completely beside ourselves. Karen Joy Fowler
Delegating 
• Review progress 
• Agree responsibilities 
• Support with access to 
resources 
• Observation and joint 
reflections 
• Recognition and reward 
Performance 
management 
Access information 
– learning/ 
development 
Take responsibility 
for improvements
4 Qualities 
•Awareness: - presence and sensitivity 
•Flexibility: - styles & behaviours to fit the 
situation 
•Clarity: - effective contracting 
•Authenticity: - saying what you mean and 
meaning what you say & being in the here and 
now.
Directing 
Coaching 
Supporting 
Delegating
Curating 
From the Latin Cura meaning ‘to care’

The real learning curve

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    Abstract Solitary Single activity A slog! Passive
  • 5.
    Edgar Dale Coneof Experience Abstract Concrete
  • 6.
    Ken Blanchard –Situational Leadership [adapted] Competence – knowledge and skills Commitment – motivation and confidence
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    Adapted from SituationalLeadership ii by Ken Blanchard Commitment Stages Low High X-Axis Stage 1 Directing Stage 2 Coaching 20% Stage 3 Supporting Stage 4 Delegating High Commitment [Motivation + confidence] Competence [Knowledge + skills] Low Unconscious incompetence Conscious incompetence Conscious Competence Unconscious Competence 10/28/2008 Development Stages 10% formal 10% formal significant person 70% on the job
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    Only digital immigrantstalk about ‘technology’
  • 13.
    Technology can helpus with this process, making it: • Easier • More possible/ more frequent [overcoming time/ space barriers] • More engaging – using rich media and resources • More effective and efficient Technology should not be a tool that allows us [managers] to abdicate responsibility and avoid any meaningful contact with our staff
  • 16.
    Manager 2.0 The‘social’ manager
  • 17.
    4 Qualities •Awareness:- presence and sensitivity •Flexibility: - styles & behaviours to fit the situation •Clarity: - effective contracting •Authenticity: - saying what you mean and meaning what you say & being in the here and now.
  • 18.
    Directing • Tellme what to do • Tell me the steps I need to take • Give me the information I need • Don’t assume I know nothing but don’t assume I know • Be explicit Induction Onboarding Orientation Building key relationships
  • 19.
    Directing Informing Interpreting [localising] Applying Reviewing E Learning generic local Video seminars Webinars Virtual reality Simulation tell do Feed back
  • 20.
    Coaching • Agreewhat needs to be done [set expectations & get buy in] • Agree needs [training/ experience/ resources] • Give feedback – lots of it • Get feedback Performance management Relationship building Learning [on and offline]
  • 22.
    Coaching • Review– progress not actions • Expectations • Needs • Observations - feedback ‘Intelligent’ performance management systems – not just a tracker not just appraisal Use multiple channels to coach. Rewards - badges
  • 24.
    Supporting [less directivecoaching] • Experimentation • Research – self guided learning • Risk taking [supported] • Directive and positive feedback • Explicit – avoid assumptions • Ask lots of questions and prompt lots of questions Simulation – AR/VR Gamification Information/ learning Small chunk learning Action learning Solutions circles
  • 25.
    Learning Programmed knowledge Questions L= (P,Q) “… responsible action is, in itself, an effective learning process.”
  • 26.
    My father wasa college professor and a pedant to the bone. Every exchange contained a lesson like the pit in a cherry. To this day the Socratic method makes me want to bite someone. We are all completely beside ourselves. Karen Joy Fowler
  • 27.
    Delegating • Reviewprogress • Agree responsibilities • Support with access to resources • Observation and joint reflections • Recognition and reward Performance management Access information – learning/ development Take responsibility for improvements
  • 28.
    4 Qualities •Awareness:- presence and sensitivity •Flexibility: - styles & behaviours to fit the situation •Clarity: - effective contracting •Authenticity: - saying what you mean and meaning what you say & being in the here and now.
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    Curating From theLatin Cura meaning ‘to care’