500 Tips For Developing A Learning Organization

Description:
The success of highly theoretical and anecdotal books on learning organizations has long determined the need for a practical and easy-to-apply guide to the topic. This text offers advice for managers wanting to develop their organization into one that is focused on individual learning as a route to organizational success. With expert tips for all types of organization, this guide provides a no-nonsense summary of how to create a learning organization.

Table of Contents:
Deciding your learning vision; putting the learning into action; individual learning; group or collaborative learning; systems for learning; turning your organization into a centre of excellence.

Author Biography:
Phil Race is Emeritus Professor of Educational Development of the University of Glamorgan. Since taking early retirement in 1995, he travels extensively running staff-development workshops on assessment, teaching methods, models of learning, and the design of open learning materials. He is Visiting Professor at the European Business School, London, where he is also Programme Director for the EBS Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. He also led the University of Durham's Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education until March 2000. He is normally to be found in Newcastle-upon-Tyne at weekends, and travels from York midweek. Dr Abby Day is president of Livingstone Bell & Associates, Inc., an international. consultancy specialising in organisational development. Her work focuses primarily on action learning approaches in public and private organisations. She edits Logistics Information Management and is the author of several books and articles on communications.