Transformational Learning
Transformational Learning: Renewing Your Company Through Knowledge and Skills

Transformational Learning: Renewing Your Company Through Knowledge and Skills


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An invaluable hands-on guide to developing the knowledge and capabilities of every person in an organization The concept of the learning organization has been a major theme in corporate America ever since Peter Senge's 1990 classic The Fifth Discipline. Yet, surprisingly, until now, there were no books showing managers how to translate Senge's theories into everyday reality. The first nuts-and-bolts guide to building a learning organization, Transformational Learning supplies readers with practical step-by-step guidance to put learning organization concepts into daily practice. Managers learn how to align their group's learning initiatives with long-range company goals, develop a renewable learning system, develop partnerships with key leaders throughout the organization, and much more. * Introduces the Virtual Training Organization, a dynamic new model that helps companies maximize the capture and use of crucial information * Includes all of the checklists, forms, assessments, and tools needed to implement learning concepts in any office setting * Features detailed case studies from major North American and international companies, including Corning, PPG, Amoco, Sun Microsystems, and others DAN TOBIN (Framingham, Massachusetts) is a consultant in the field of developing corporate learning systems. He is the author of Re-educating the Corporation. His clients include AT&T, Digital, and Mercury Marine.

Table of Contents:
The Art of the Possible. From Two Strikes to a Home Run: The Renewal of Ace Clearwater Enterprises. Define, Then Align. Forming the Partnership with Top Management. Starting at the Top: Getting Everyone Moving in the Same Direction. Finding Your Starting Point. Buy, Rent, or Develop: Knowledge Acquisition Strategies. Learning from the Best. Building a Knowledge Network. Action-Oriented Teamwork. Bridging Two Worlds. Valuing Learning. Appendices. Endnotes. Index.

About the Author :
DANIEL R. TOBIN, PhD, is a consultant in the field of developing corporate learning systems with more than 20 years of experience in the field of training and education. His clients include AT&T, EDS, and Mercury Marine. Dr. Tobin earned his doctorate in the economics of education from Cornell University. He is a frequent speaker for groups such as the American Society for Training and Development and the International Society for Performance Improvement, and the author of the critically acclaimed Re-Educating the Corporation.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780471132899
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 239 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Renewing Your Company Through Knowledge and Skills
  • Width: 162 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0471132896
  • Publisher Date: 09 Mar 1996
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 600 gr


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