ACTION LEARNING IN MBA PROGRAM
Being both professor of human management and leadership at La Rochelle Business School and a certified action learning coach, I had the opportunity to experiment with action learning with students in my courses as a new pedagogical approach to develop their leadership competencies. I have tried to use action learning in all my management courses […]
ACTION LEARNING IN PEACE CORPS
When I joined Peace Corps for the third time in 2011, I was hired as the director of overseas staff recruitment and selection but came with an additional agenda: I was determined to promote Action Learning (AL) from within the agency. I had worked previously with the Peace Corps from 1976-1982, and again from 1993-2001 […]
ACTION LEARNING IN PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
The biggest organizational system in any country, I would think, would be the Government. Thus, the founders of WIAL Philippines thought that aside from our corporate clients, it was imperative that we share Action Learning to the country’s government agencies. Imagine, if all Philippine government agencies were using Action Learning solutions to our country’s problems […]
ACTION LEARNING IN TRANSITIONS OPTICAL
Action Learning is being used as one of the leadership development and problem-solving tools in Transitions Optical Philippines, Inc. It was rolled out at an opportune time when the organization had undergone a lot of changes over the past couple of years and the plant’s management team was in the position for an average of […]
ACTION LEARNING TEAMS GO SCUBA
WIAL Singapore had the privilege and honor to collaborate with Schneider Electric in working with their global talents leadership teams in 2016. Schneider Electric is the global specialist in energy management and automation. With revenues of ~€27 billion in FY2015, and 160,000+ employees, the company serves customers in over 100 countries, helping them to manage […]
ACTION LEARNING TO BUILD A LEARNING ORGANIZATION
Perhaps no tool is more effective in building a learning organization than action learning Lex Dilworth (1995) called action learning “the DNA of a learning organization” since action learning enables organizations to continuously learn on an organization-wide basis, thereby being better able to adapt to the continuously changing environment. Reg Revans (1982), a pioneer in […]
BUILDING ENGAGEMENT FOR CHANGE
Action learning is often used by organizations to support change initiatives. In order for organizational change to be successful and sustainable, there needs to be continuous commitment and participation by people in the organization. In order to be more change-ready, organizations need to develop its capacity and capability. Action learning is an effective approach to […]
ACTION LEARNING MAKES A SUSTAINABLE IMPACT
Very often, people and organizations do not succeed to make an impact that sustains. Even though one starts off something new (e.g. Action Learning) with enthusiasm, it often results in a rapid relapse into old habits. How can I reduce the risk of falling back into old behavior, such as judging instead of asking questions? […]
USING ACTION LEARNING TO CREATE A DIFFERENT WAY TO SELECT EMPLOYEES
Every organization is made up of people, who follow work processes, use resources and generate results. Selecting people becomes more and more strategic for organizations since it is the first contact between company and candidate. During the recruitment process both parties can know more about each other and decide to be part or not of […]
ACTION LEARNING WITH CHILDREN
Action learning; these words made me curious. As a person who loves action as well as learning I didn’t have to think twice about participating in the action learning course I was invited to by EMORA, Twan Paes, The Netherlands. I am a vice-principal of a primary school with 540 children including an after school […]