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Learning leadership and feedback seeking behavior: Leadership that spurs feedback seeking
Samantha Crans1, Persiana Aksentieva1, Simon Beausaert1
1Department of Educational Research and Development, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Frontiers in Psychology
|August 8, 2022
Summary
Leaders significantly influence employees' feedback seeking behavior, which is vital for lifelong learning and professional development. Effective learning leadership encourages employees to actively seek and utilize feedback for continuous improvement.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Behavior
- Human Resource Development
- Management Science
Background:
- Lifelong learning is essential for professional growth and organizational competitiveness.
- Feedback seeking is a key mechanism for acquiring knowledge and improving performance.
- Leadership styles can significantly impact employee engagement in feedback seeking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between learning leadership and feedback seeking behavior.
- To explore the specific behaviors of learning leaders that encourage feedback seeking.
- To understand the act, use, and methods of feedback seeking in professional development.
Main Methods:
- Study 1: Quantitative survey to assess the direct link between learning leadership and feedback seeking.
- Study 2: Qualitative interview study to identify concrete learning leadership behaviors associated with feedback seeking methods.
Main Results:
- Learning leadership directly and positively influences employees' feedback seeking.
- Specific leadership behaviors were identified that correlate with various feedback seeking methods.
- Leaders play a crucial role in fostering a feedback-seeking culture.
Conclusions:
- Learning leadership is pivotal in promoting feedback seeking behavior among employees.
- Understanding and implementing specific learning leadership strategies can enhance professional development through feedback.
- Organizations should cultivate learning leadership to support continuous employee growth and competitive advantage.
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