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 […]
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 […]
ACTION LEARNING: THE GAME-CHANGER FOR AFRICA LEADERSHIP LEGACY
Did you know that 66% of employees say they would likely leave their job if they didn’t feel appreciated? This statistic underscores the importance of effective leadership and inclusion in the workplace. Read More
Leading with Questions: How Leaders Discover Powerful Answers by Knowing How and What to Ask 3rd Edition
In this newly revised third edition of Leading with Questions, renowned global leadership consultants Michael Marquardt and Bob Tiede describe how to ask powerful questions that generate short-term and long-term results and success. They show you how effective leaders use questions to encourage participation and teamwork,foster creative thinking, empower others, create relationships with customers, and […]
Scenario: Too slow
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: You are coaching a leadership development program with a group of senior engineers…One of them is a Six Sigma Black Belt with years of experience in problem solving methods. During the middle of your second meeting to frame the problem, the Black Belt […]
SEEING WHAT’S INVINCIBLE PART 2
Who knows how life will unfold? The future is always a mystery; however, that’s not a reason not to practice being available to that mystery. In fact, because I have done a lot of practice I now realize it has helped me relax and engage in this natural unfolding Read More
Scenario: Coaches Advice
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation: A team member asks if you have any suggestions on how to solve the problem
WHY IS JUMBO VISMA THE EXAMPLE OF A HIGH PERFORMING ACTION LEARNING TEAM? (PART 2)
Learning from what goes well is the fourth element of seven, which I describe, following the success of Jumbo Visma’s cycling team. My previous blog was about the importance of learning from what went wrong. So now the opposite. The question that immediately comes to mind is: How (or when) does a team learn more […]
DIALOGUE AND CONNECTION THROUGH ACTION LEARNING
It begins with a simple conversation between Action Learning coach Hou Shaohua and his friend Zhao Shuping about Action Learning. After a serious discussion in April 2021 ,they realized that Action Learning may help Generation Z and young people born after 1995 out of the confusion of life and work. Read More