| Cultural Differences in Influence
Cultural Differences in Influence divulges the exciting results
of 18 years of research into the effectiveness of using various influence
techniques in different cultural settings. The analysis of the research
and the cutting edge, practical information it yielded are essential
to any leader who must accomplish a job that requires working with
people from different cultures. This paper offers practical guidelines
for navigating these subtleties by first defining the techniques,
then giving an overview of which cultures prefer those techniques,
and finally, providing “snapshot” profiles of the most
appropriate, most powerful influencing techniques to use in 45 different
countries.
Lore's Integrated Learning Model
Research experts and end users agree about at least one thing: the
first wave of e-learning has come and gone, leaving a trail of lessons
learned in its wake. We discovered that some people aren't motivated
to learn when there is no instructor or group to support the process.
What was touted as highly interactive uses of technology turned out
to be not much more than books under glass and was too boring to hold
the users' interest by stimulating in-depth reflection or supporting
real skill building.
Understanding Executive Education: A
Framework from Adult Learning Theory
Human beings tend to view new experiences through the lens of
the past in an effort to maintain a sense of coherence and control.
The paradox is that when we need most to explore new ideas, we
are often shackled by the past. Thus, the central challenge of
executive education, like that of adult education generally, is
to use executives' rich life experience as a lever for growth
and not a straitjacket. At its best, executive education is about
the kind of personal transformation that leads to organizational
advancement. It entails the right balance between reflection and
action, theory and practice, structure and serendipity. The following
report synthesizes the most recent developments in adult education
and in executive education to help educators meet that challenge.
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