A NEURO-SEMANTIC APPROACH TO EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT #2
When we speak about executive development, one thing becomes clear, namely, we are talking about development activities and these activities are mostly work-related.
A working framework we need in order to approach executive development-related work (the Missing Piece)
When we speak about executive development, one thing becomes clear, namely, we are talking about development activities and these activities are mostly work-related. They are not classroom activities. We refer to growth while we work, not to additional activities. Work is the raw material for reflection-action and here is where managers have the possibility of growing.
It is imperative to understand the nature of non-manual work which is what executive work is. One of the most common confusions among executive development theoretical individuals is the way they see non-manual work. We cannot attribute the same meaning we give to manual work.
Manual workers’ productivity unit is time and movement. We speak about working force because workers work with their muscles. Non-manual workers such as executives have a different measurement unit. And what is that? Surprise--- it is conversation.