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The learning and development profession faces many challenges. Learning transfer from traditional training hovers at a dismal 12% (Collins 2023), and despite the billions spent on leadership development, the results don’t always bear out (Haslamet al 2024). Add to that the pace of technological change and the rapid advancement of AI and it’s clear that workplace learning needs a revolution.
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“When you bring people together and truly listen, magic happens,” says Senior Action Learning Coach and founder of MyCoaching Marcia Yokota, reflecting on her transformative work with the Red Cross in Peru. Facing internal conflict and the risk of losing global standing, the Red Cross chapter in Peru was at a critical juncture. The organization turned to action learning to mend fractured relationships and rebuild trust.
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The first group reframed the problem to “how to quantify the behavior of employees in embracing the corporate culture”. They have reached the realization stage of the project and have some preliminary results.The second group went through problem reframing. The topic became “How to make Mela’s stocking more resilient in the VUCA era.”
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Melbourne Business School (MBS) approached me to integrate Action Learning coaching into their Executive Development program for one of their clients. The program covers a spectrum of competencies, starting with strategy, financial acumen, business economics, and digital marketing. It is designed to upskill managers across a single organization; these managers stem from diverse business units or companies within the conglomerate.
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From my conversations with clients, I would say they would be patting themselves on the back if it was at least a 6.As I work with business leaders, heads of departments and managers across different industries over the years, I often hear a similar comment or concern from them. One of their frustrations is how to get the team members to speak up more, to contribute ideas,to challenge them to think out of the box. Read More
This reflection is based on more than 10 years of Action Learning practice in the French national context, and the difficulties countered in optimizing the learning benefits of this great collaborative intelligence method.In France, the field of learning is closely linked to that of training, and therefore to teaching and its pedagogical approaches. What’s more, the notion of “apprenance” is still often misunderstood, and not distinguished from that of training, which focuses essentially on cognitive learning and too little on behavioral learning.
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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
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
STOP REMINDING ABOUT GROUND RULE #1
Every Action Learning session starts with a reminder of the ground rule. If the team is relatively new to Action Learning, the coach will explain that there are 2 ground rules in this kind of session, with the first being that “Statements can only be … etc.” Read More
MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH A PWD PARTICIPANT IN AN AL SESSION
I had the privilege to be part of the hosting team of the WIAL Philippines Movement event last 23 April 2022. Our team promoted the event to different people through various social media platforms and personal group threads. Through my college “Ateneo Psychology 1995” Viber group, I was able to have three (3) college classmates interested to sign up and attend the Movement. Read More