Breakthrough Problem Solving With Action Learning

Author : Michael Marquardt,Roland K. Yeo
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780804781862

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Breakthrough Problem Solving with Action Learning by Michael Marquardt,Roland K. Yeo Pdf

Breakthrough Problem Solving with Action Learning explores why and how action learning groups have been so successful and creative in solving complex problems. The text begins by briefly reviewing the theories that undergird the effectiveness of action learning, philosophically situating readers and pointing them in the direction of related academic works that they may wish to explore. It then turns to stories of how organizations have employed action learning in solving specific, often-encountered business problems. These cases not only serve as real-world models for how action learning can be successfully employed, but also offer inspiration and potential starting points and guidelines for other businesses that face similar problems. The book concludes with a cross-case analysis that pinpoints the ingredients necessary for breakthrough problem solving via action learning.

Author : Bea Carson
Publisher : Association for Talent Development
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781562867331

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Breakthrough Solutions With Action Learning by Bea Carson Pdf

Does your organization find itself returning to the same problems again and again, never quite solving them? Action learning enables employees to think differently as they seek to solve problems. In “Breakthrough Solutions With Action Learning,” Bea Carson explores how action learning can help teams identify the root cause of problems and thus find more appropriate solutions. In addition to solving real problems in a timely manner, action learning teams also discover how to work together. With the support of a coach, team members deliberately identify and build skills that can transfer to other work throughout their careers. In this issue of TD at Work, you will find: · a definition of action learning and how it differs from traditional problem solving · the six components of action learning · an overview of the action learning process · barriers to problem solving · questions to ask when implementing action learning.

Author : Michael Marquardt
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781904838364

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Optimizing the Power of Action Learning by Michael Marquardt Pdf

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.

Author : Megan Yih Chyn A. Kek,Henk Huijser
Publisher : Springer
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811024542

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Problem-based Learning into the Future by Megan Yih Chyn A. Kek,Henk Huijser Pdf

In this book we respond to a higher education environment that is on the verge of profound changes by imagining an evolving and agile problem-based learning ecology for learning. The goal of doing so is to humanise university education by pursuing innovative approaches to student learning, teaching, curricula, assessment, and professional learning, and to employ interdisciplinary methods that go far beyond institutional walls and include student development and support, curriculum sustainability, research and the scholarship of teaching and learning, as well as administration and leadership. An agile problem-based learning (PBL) ecology for learning deliberately blurs the boundaries between disciplines, between students and teachers, between students and employers, between employers and teachers, between academics and professional staff, between formal and informal learning, and between teaching and research. It is based on the recognition that all of these elements are interconnected and constantly evolving, rather than being discrete and static. Throughout this book, our central argument is that there is no single person who is responsible for educating students. Rather, it is everyone’s responsibility – teachers, students, employers, administrators, and wider social networks, inside and outside of the university. Agile PBL is about making connections, rather than erecting barriers. In summary, this book is not about maintaining comfort zones, but rather about becoming comfortable with discomfort. The actual implementation is beyond the scope of this book and we envisage that changing perceptions towards this vision will itself be a mammoth task. However, we believe that the alternative of leaving things as they are would ultimately prove untenable, and more distressingly, would leave a generation of students afraid to think, feel, and act for themselves, let alone being able to face the challenges of the 21st century.

Author : Kurt Kraiger,Jonathan Passmore,Nuno Rebelo dos Santos,Sigmar Malvezzi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781119673668

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The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Training, Development, and Performance Improvement by Kurt Kraiger,Jonathan Passmore,Nuno Rebelo dos Santos,Sigmar Malvezzi Pdf

Author : Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt,Lesley Wood
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781787695375

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Action Learning and Action Research by Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt,Lesley Wood Pdf

Action Learning and Action Research deepens understanding and contributes to new knowledge about the theory, practice and processes of Action Learning (AL) and Action Research. It clarifies what constitutes AL/AR in its many forms and what it is not.

Author : Mike Pedler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317185772

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Action Learning in Practice by Mike Pedler Pdf

Previous editions of Action Learning in Practice established this authoritative overview of action learning around the world. Over the last decade the move towards action-based organizational learning and development has accelerated, and action learning is now an established part of the education and development mainstream in large and small organizations. Fully revised and updated, this fourth edition covers the origins of action learning with Reg Revans' ideas, and looks at their development and application today. Action learning is self-directed learning through tackling business and work problems with the support of peers and colleagues. A professional and diverse workforce, attracted, influenced and developed in this way is more able to deal effectively with the growing complexity and pressures of working life. As the limits of conventional training and development become more obvious, leaders are increasingly attracted to action-based approaches to learning when seeking better outcomes and returns on investment.

Author : Neal F. Chalofsky
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118839898

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Handbook of Human Resource Development by Neal F. Chalofsky Pdf

Human Resource Development Relies Upon a Strong Educational Foundation In the Handbook of Human Resource Development, Neal Chalofsky, Tonette Rocco, and Michael Lane Morris have compiled a collection of chapters sponsored by the Academy of Human Resource Development to address the fundamental concepts and issues that HR professionals face daily. The chapters are written and supported by professionals who offer a wide range of experience and who represent the industry from varying international and demographic perspectives. Topics addressed form a comprehensive view of the HRD field and answer a number of key questions. Nationally and internationally, how does HRD stand with regard to academic study and research? What is its place in the professional world? What are the philosophies, values, and critical perspectives driving HRD forward? What theories, research initiatives, and other ideas are required to understand HRD and function successfully within this field? As the industry grows, what are the challenges and important issues that professionals expect to face? What hot topics are occupying these professionals now? The Handbook’s insight and guidelines allows students and HR professionals to build a fundamental understanding of HRD as an industry, as a field of research, and for future professional success.

Author : William J. Rothwell
Publisher : Pfeiffer
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999-05-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : CORNELL:31924087530840

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The Action Learning Guidebook by William J. Rothwell Pdf

Make training more REAL than ever before! You've got groups, facilitated by managers or team members,conducting project planning and problem solving. You've gotrelatively few formal trainers and instructors. In this modern,team-based environment, how can you ensure that groups develop theskills and knowledge they require? You want training solutions that are problem-oriented, goal-based,and work-related? You need The Action Learning Guidebook. Withaction learning, no one ever loses sight of the job. Theresponsibility for learning falls upon the shoulders of thelearners, who feel more invested--and interested--in thedevelopment process than ever before.Your groups and teams will usethis powerful resource to: * Create their own learning experiences * Plan projects and implement solutions * Discover new problem-solving techniques . . . and muchmore! "Two reasons to buy this book, read it from cover to cover, andapply the concepts immediately: (1) Rothwell is one of the bestauthors in the performance-improvement business; and (2) actionlearning is one of the most powerful performance-improvementstrategies."--Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan, president, Workshopsby Thiagi; editor, Thiagi GameLetter "The Action Learning Guidebook is clearly written and the contentis excellent. The chapter on partnering with clients to determinereal training needs is a gem!"--Dale M. Brethower, professor ofpsychology, Western Michigan University; president, InternationalSociety for Performance Improvement (ISPI) Rothwell, a legAnd in instructional design, gives your employeesthe tips and techniques they need to conduct reality-based actionlearning sessions. Teach groups to teach themselves!

Author : Michael J. Marquardt,Shannon Banks,Peter Cauwelier,Choon Seng Ng
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781473644045

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Optimizing the Power of Action Learning by Michael J. Marquardt,Shannon Banks,Peter Cauwelier,Choon Seng Ng Pdf

This newly revised edition demonstrates how action learning can be used to address today's increasingly complex organizational challenges. Profiling such global leaders as LG, Sony, and Boeing, Marquardt shows how these and other organizations have flourished by discovering how to optimize the power of action learning. Packed with extensive enhancements, including new international case studies, and more strategies to introduce and maintain action learning programs within an organization, Optimizing the Power of Action Learning delivers an innovative and fresh perspective - making it a must-have for any organization looking to heighten competitive advantage and sustain success.

Author : Anders Örtenblad
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780192568441

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The Oxford Handbook of the Learning Organization by Anders Örtenblad Pdf

The concept of the 'learning organization' is one of the most popular management ideas of the last few decades. Since it was conceived as an idea in its own right, it has been given various definitions and meanings, such that we are still faced with the question as to whether any unified understanding of what the learning organization really is can be established. This Handbook offers extensive reviews of both new and traditional perspectives on the concept and provides suggestions for how the learning organization can best be defined, practiced, studied, and developed in future research. With contributions from long-standing scholars in the field as well as those new to the area, this book aims to bridge the gap between traditional and more critical perspectives, and in doing so find alternative features and angles to take the idea forward. In addition to elaborating on and developing older definitions of the learning organization and suggesting updated and even new definitions, the chapters also provide focused explorations on pertinent aspects of the learning organization such as ambidexterity, gender inclusivity, and systems thinking. They also survey organizations that have made efforts towards becoming learning organizations, how the learning organization can best be measured and studied, and the universality of the idea itself. Some of the questions raised in this book are answered, or at least given tentative answers, while other questions are left open. In this way, the book has the ambition to take the learning organization an important step further, whilst having no intentions to take any final step; instead, the intention is that others will endeavour to continue where this book stops.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264691476

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Promoting an Age-Inclusive Workforce Living, Learning and Earning Longer by OECD Pdf

All OECD economies are undergoing rapid population ageing, leading to more age diversity in workplaces than ever before as people are not only living longer but working longer. This report presents a business case for embracing greater age diversity at the workplace and debunks several myths about generational differences in work performance, attitudes and motivations towards work.

Author : Scott, David
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780736096423

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Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations by Scott, David Pdf

Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations blends research on leadership with practical application of the skills and knowledge that students will need on the job. This text provides sport management students with a comprehensive understanding of the complex topic of leadership in sport through a presentation of foundational and contemporary research, numerous practical examples and analytical exercises, and thought-provoking self-assessments and quotes.

Author : Deborah Waddill,Michael Marquardt
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781857889215

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The e-HR Advantage by Deborah Waddill,Michael Marquardt Pdf

From social-networking and e-recruiting, to technology support for management, this book examines the avenues of HR on the digital front

Author : Melanie Walker,Alejandra Boni
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030561970

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Participatory Research, Capabilities and Epistemic Justice by Melanie Walker,Alejandra Boni Pdf

This book explores the potential of participatory research and the capability approach to transform understandings of higher education. The editors and contributors illuminate the importance of epistemic in/justice as a foundation to a reflexive, inclusive and decolonial approach to knowledge, as well as its importance to democratic life and participation in higher education. Drawing together eight global case studies, the authors argue for an ecology of knowledge that expands epistemic capabilities in higher education through teaching, research and policy making. Moreover, the chapters illustrate how these epistemic capabilities can be marginalised by both institutions and structural and historical factors; as well as the potential for possibilities when spaces are opened for genuine participation and designed for a plurality of voices. This book will appeal to scholars of social justice and participatory research as well as ongoing debates around decolonising the academy.