Optimizing the Power of Action Learning
Author | : Michael Marquardt |
Publisher | : Nicholas Brealey |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2011-10-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781904838364 |
ISBN-13 | : 1904838367 |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Fully revised third edition now available! Put the "action" in action learning with this revised second edition. This revised second edition of the groundbreaking guidebook puts the action in Action Learning, clearly demonstrating how and why this powerful method for addressing today's increasingly complex organizational challenges actually works. From Saudi Arabia to Singapore, Sweden to South Africa, profiles of such Global 100 leaders as GE, Sony, and Boeing tell the story of the power of action learning to create new products, improve service quality, and transform organizational cultures for competitive advantage and sustained success. It includes examples from the governmental and non-profit world, as well as offering up new better questioning techniques and creative strategies for organizational development.