It all started in the South of France in September 2019. I began an Action Learning leadership program in a state organization responsible for the payment of pensions to retirees. A multi-phases plan starting with upper management and strategic executives had been decided. Action Learning was to gently accompany the managerial transformation of the organization. A two-year transformation plan through collaborative intelligence had been designed to change the managerial posture of the entire structure of an organization that employs 100 managers and 800 employees. Read More

IDP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH WIAL ACTION LEARNING WITH

RETURN-ON-INVESTMENT PROJECT Individual Development Plans (IDP) are crucial tools in human resources for fostering continuous people development. However, organizations often face barriers to effective IDP implementation. Traditional training evaluations typically measure only the initial stages, lacking insights into business impact and return on investment (ROI). This article explores the success story of IDP development through the World Institute for Action Learning (WIAL) Action Learning program, emphasizing the ROI achieved from September 2021 to January 2023.” Read More

It wasn’t just the millennial workforce, the volume of employees, or even the VUCA (volatile, unpredictable, complex, ambiguous) environment that presented the biggest challenge to Nestlé Infant Nutrition (NIN)’s Field Managers when they attended the first-ever Leadership in Flight Training (LiFT) — it was the lost art of asking questions. Asking powerful and insightful questions was one of the key skills needed for the LiFT Program, centered on the Action Learning (AL) method. Brenda Labastida, Field Manager of Luzon says, it took her and her teammates two whole hours to warm-up enough to get the ball rolling. Read More

INTRODUCING ACTION LEARNING AT RIKKYO UNIVERSITY

A lot is already going well at Azora, but that doesn’t mean it will always stay that way. Healthcare is facing major challenges and Azora wants to be prepared for them. This is why a training course in Action Learning was chosen for the management team. Using this method, it becomes clear how to have a good conversation. The management team is enthusiastic, so enthusiastic in fact, that they are now striving to include all of Azora’s employees in this. Read More

INTRODUCING ACTION LEARNING AT RIKKYO UNIVERSITY: SCALING FROM SCRATCH TO 90 CONCURRENT SESSIONS FOR 500 STUDENTS

I am very pleased to receive this award. In fact, I had the honor of receiving the Best Award in the academic sector on behalf of Rikkyo University in 2014, making this the second time I have received such recognition. In this paper, I would like to report on the introduction of action learning over the past 13 years at two universities, detailing the process, objectives, and outcomes. Read More

We’ve learned that ACTION LEARNING is a very powerful tool that could promote the fruitful idea-sharing for better problem solving regardless of differences in generation, education, position level and so on. It’s also a practical way to cultivate nice cultures in an organization such as listening, valuing differences, and a practical way in the development of a real learning organization and strengthening teamwork and team collaboration. It makes people recognize that their ideas are valuable and they are meaningful in the organization. Read More

I see opportunity to implement Action Learning in K-12 education at the student level,teacher level, and administrative level. This brief article will cite recent researchWith a history in education since 2000, I see an enormous opportunity to implement Action Learning (AL) within K-12 education and Higher Education. In fact, my doctoral dissertation focused on educational leadership through the lens of AL. The guiding research question asked, What, if any, impact on a building level administrator’s leadership practices result after their participation in an Action Learning program? Read More

The New York Public Library is proud to offer Action Learning sessions for its business leaders as an option to solving complex business challenges. I have noted that the individuals participating (through their self-reflection and practice) have shown improved decision-making and coaching skills. Although Action Learning is admired as a tool to solve problems at the Library, it has yet to be seen as a form of leadership development; Library leaders prefer more traditional methods of learning such as facilitated sessions. Read More

Since taking Action Learning training in December 2016 I have used it on several occasions in North Africa and the Middle East. I lead a program for emerging leaders and we used Action Learning as a key component. We divided the current group into 3 teams, each working on a situation that needed to be improved or an area of opportunity. The teams worked together for about 6 months and were formed to have variety of nationalities and for each person to be with others they don’t normally work with. I enjoyed watching them work at using the leadership characteristics they chose. Read More

The projects the student teams work on are real business challenges faced by organizations, and the teams present their work to the company’s top management. This experience definitely gives them a step ahead once they enter into a professional role. The program’s success only put more challenges ahead of Professor Higano, because he was recently asked to expand the program over all departments of the university! The WIAL India team definitely put the bar for future editions pretty high. I am sure Cleo Wolff and the Brazil team are all excited for the 2015 Brazil Global Forum! Read More