This newly revised edition demonstrates how action learning can be used to address today's increasingly complex organizational challenges.
Moving action learning from good to great, Optimizing the Power of Action Learning zeroes in on the skills needed to apply its six critical components: the problem; group diversity; a reflective inquiry process; action strategies; ...
Action learning is a dynamic process that involves a small group of people solving real organizational problems, while focusing on how their learning can benefit individuals, groups, and the larger organization.
Identifies eight new competencies that will be required by twenty-first century leaders, and profiles twelve up-and-coming leaders who exemplify them.
Optimizing and the Power of Action Learning
As companies prepare to compete globally, the critical importance of organization-wide learning has never been more clear. In a global market, being able to learn faster than the competition may...
Case studies include: General Electric; Whirlpool; Colgate-Palmolive; Shell; Warner-Lambert; Toshiba; Coca-Cola; Xerox; Federal Express and Hewlett-Packard.Case studies include: General Electric; Whirlpool; Colgate-Palmolive; Shell; Warner ...
Throughout the book, he demonstrates how effective leaders use questions to encourage participation and teamwork, foster outside-the-box thinking, empower others, build relationships with customers, solve problems, and much more.
This is required reading for anyone who wants to make a difference—in business and in life.” —Julie Winkle Giulioni, Author of Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go “Asking high quality questions is essential in life.