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Leadership development—true, effective, and long-term leaderhsip development—hinges on variables as numerous and diverse as the leaders themselves. Leaders are different, and leaders develop differently. Think about the myriad of personality tests available today and the seemingly endless combinations and descriptions for these personalities: from Strengths Finders to Meyers-Briggs, from Activators and Wooers to Neuroticism & INFP's, the list goes on and on...
One of the most significant variables in helping a diverse group of leaders experience true and life-changing development is the size of their learning environment.
GROUP SIZE
Group Size significantly alters the social dynamics of an atmosphere and allows unique opportunities for leaders to learn. Why do intimate conversation with 2-3 close friends offer such a uniquely different learning environment with uniquely different outcomes in comparison to public experiences with crowds of 2,000-3,000? Different...and yet strategically effective for different reasons. There is a place for both...and true development occurs in both. It's the "both/and" versus the "either/or."
"Genius lies in the both/and" – Kyle Zimmerman, Mariners Church Worship Pastor
There is greater clarity to this, "both/and," as it pertains to how & why different group sizes create different learning environments. Neil Cole, Malcolm Gladwell, and Robin Dunbar are just a few of the many scholars who have taken time to study, research, and identify some of hte critical how's and why's to group size and its undeniable impact on learning environments. And educated, albeit brief, summary of hte 4 major group sizes and learning environments are as follows...
Intimate Space- 2˜3 people, family, difficult to duplicate and/or replace. Often the most influential and powerful space...
- 5˜12 people, extended family, optimal number for making high-level decisions...
- Catalyst Offering - Coaching
- 25˜75 people, optimal number for the training and mobilizing of leaders...
- Catalyst Offering - Round Table Conversations
- ˜100+,energy, inspiration, momentum, catalytic power...
- 3-Day Catalyst Experiences & Catalyst One Days — www.catalystconference.com
The Catalyst movement has gained a platform of influence in creating "public space" experiences for leaders around the world...and the result has been phenomenal. Now we are intentionally creating and facilitating learning environments in the "social" and "personal" spaces to offer complimenting learning opportunities anchored in relationships and conversational connections.
Relationships are the fertile soil of ongoing leadership development.
From the stage to a table...
From the presentation to a conversation...
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