Being in Learning Mode

Abstract

Being in learning mode is a leadership development metacompetency that facilitates agile cultivation of required leadership competencies. The chapter “Being in Learning Mode: A Core Developmental Process for Learning Agility” explains how leaders can foster their learning agility by deliberately engaging in the developmental processes involved in being in learning mode. Doing so involves priming a growth mindset within themselves and those they lead, before deliberately cycling through relevant approach, action, and reflection experiential learning processes to develop a targeted competency. Implications are discussed for leaders and organizations concerned with cultivating learning agility, as well as for scholars interested in conducting research on the role of being in learning mode in enabling leaders to be agile learners.