The document discusses action learning, including its definition, origins, promise, and potential pitfalls. Key points include:
- Action learning involves working on real business problems in cross-functional teams to drive business results and develop participants.
- It can provide benefits like developing leadership skills, accelerating development, and fostering innovation, but requires effective facilitation.
- Common pitfalls include projects that are too large in scope, lack of alignment with strategy, and lack of implementation planning.
- Critical success factors include challenging projects, executive sponsorship, balancing action and learning, and planning for implementation.
12. Action Learning Framework Evaluation Implementation Sponsors Participants Teams Projects Roles Program
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15. Team Structure Example Team 1 8 Participants Action Learning Program – 24-32 Participants Team 2 8 Participants Team 3 8 Participants Team 4 8 Participants Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor
29. Action Learning – Keeping it In Perspective – The Strategic Challenges are for Learning “ I am far less interested in people having the right answer than in their thinking about issues the right way. What criteria do they use? Why do they think the way they do? What alternatives have they considered? What premises do they have?” Harvey Golub, former CEO American Express