We talk of an experience economy, consumer experiences, and in the same vein, we talk about learning experientially being the best form of adult learning these days. Many companies claim to use the 70-20-10 approach to Leadership development: 70% of learning should be experiential, 20% relational and 10% coursework/training. There's real value in that, but a recent survey by Gallup finds an alarming deficit in the experience piece. Very few programs can clearly define the experiences that lead to excellence in leadership; they don't individualize, they can't match a leader’s experience at the time it's most needed, and they don't help leaders analyze their experiences so they can effectively apply them in the future.

And so we thought, we might chat about what really forms the core of adult learning and why experiences are so important and what might really make assimilation and application of leadership really effective.

Dr Mukta Kamplikar is a Leadership and Organization Development consultant, a zealous entrepreneur at work, an artist and poet at heart. She works with Indian and multinational companies across the world and writes and paints with passion.

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