Lifelong Learning-Life & Work 10. 06 (Expressexec Series)

Description: This book provides a fast track route to increasing your intellectual capital by mastering all aspects of lifelong learning. It covers all the key techniques of lifelong learning, from keeping a learning log and a self-development plan to finding a personal coach/mentor and getting yourself published. It includes examples and lessons from successful companies that generate a continuous learning culture including Barclays and The Leverage Organisation, and ideas from the smartest thinkers in the field. It also includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide. 'ExpressExec' is a unique business resource of one hundred books. These books present the best current thinking and span the entire range of contemporary business practice. Each book gives you the key concepts behind the subject and the techniques to implement the ideas effectively, together with lessons from benchmark companies and ideas from the world's smartest thinkers. 'ExpressExec' is organised into ten core subject areas making it easy to find the information you need: Innovation, Enterprise, Strategy, Marketing, Finance, Operations and Technology, Organizations, Leading, People, and Life and Work. 'ExpressExec' is a perfect learning solution for people who need to master the latest business thinking and practice quickly. Table of Contents: Introduction to Express Exec Introduction to Lifelong Learning What is Lifelong Learning? The Evolution of Lifelong Learning The E--Dimension The Global Dimension The State of the Art In Practice: Success Stories Key Concepts and Thinkers Resources Ten Steps to Making Lifelong Learning Work Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Index Author Biography: ANDREW HOLMES is a Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Risk Management Solutions. He has consulted in a large number of UK, overseas and global companies. He specializes in strategy, programme and project management and IT, He is a regular speaker on issues associated with IT and consultancy and has published a number of papers and books on these subjects.