Building the Learning Organization,9781904838326

Building the Learning Organization

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9781904838326
ISBN10: 1904838324
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-06-16
Publisher(s): HACHETTE
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Summary

Learning is the key to success and survival in today's workplace.

This essential best-practices toolkit with lessons from world-class leaders - FedEx, Nokia, Alcoa, Whirlpool, Microsoft, and others - tells how to successfully transform an organization into one that not only continually learns from its experiences but quickly translates that knowledge into improved performance.

Rich with hands-on tools and dozens of new examples and case studies, this highly anticipated updated edition of the award-winning Building the Learning Organization puts the power of the author's Systems Learning Organization model into the hands of any manager who wants to participate in building, maintaining, and sustaining the next generation of learning organizations.

Author Biography

Michael J. Marquardt, Ed.D. is professor of Human Resource Development and International Affairs as well as Program Director of Overseas Programs at George Washington University. Dr. Marquardt also serves as President of the World Institute for Action Learning and is the author of 20 books, including Leading with Questions and Optimizing the Power of Action Learning.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. v
Prefacep. vii
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
About the Authorp. xv
The Emerging Need for Learning Organizationsp. 1
The Systems Learning Organization Modelp. 21
Building Learning Dynamicsp. 31
Transforming the Organization for Learning Excellencep. 61
Empowering and Enabling Peoplep. 93
Knowledge Management in Learning Organizationsp. 121
Technology for Building the Learning Organizationp. 155
Action Learning: The Cornerstone for Building a Learning Or ganizationp. 191
Becoming a Learning Organizationp. 211
Bibliographyp. 231
Learning Organization Profilep. 237
Glossaryp. 243
Indexp. 251
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