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Exploring the Relationship Between Learning and Leadership Lillas M. Brown Director Business and Leadership Programs Extension Division University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5C8 CANADA Lillas.Brown@usask.ca and Barry Z. Posner Dean and Professor of Leadership Leavey School of Business Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA bposner@scu.edu 408-554-4634 (FAX: 408-554-4553) Published The Leadership Organizational Development Journal November 2001 1 Exploring the Relationship Between Learning and Leadership Abstract This paper investigates how two important research streams, namely learning and leadership, might be related with one another. Responses on the Learning Tactics Inventory (Dalton, et.al., 1999) and Leadership Practices Inventory (Kouzes and Posner, 1997) are compared for a managerial sample (N = 312). Results indicate that more active and versatile learners subsequently consider themselves more frequently involved and engaged in leadership behaviors. Implications for transformational learning and leadership theories are explored, as well as thoughts about how the development of leadership competencies may be enhanced and affected by various learning techniques. Key Words Learning Leadership Leadership Development Learning Tactics Inventory Leadership Practices Inventory Transformational Learning