Working wisdom
Subtitle: timeless skills and vanguard strategies for learning organizations
By: Robert Aubrey, Paul M. Cohen
Contributors: Cohen, Paul M., 1951-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
Published: 1995
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780787900588
Subjects: Éducation permanente; Personeelsplanning; Organisatieontwikkeling; Employees; Planification; Personeelsopleiding; Apprentissage organisationnel; Organisationsentwicklung; Éducation financée par l'employeur; Training of; Planning; Formation; Personalentwicklung; Personnel; Continuing education; Employer-supported education
Description: The notion of the learning organization - popularized by management thinkers and extolled by leaders of today's most progressive companies - is finally made practical for modern managers in Working Wisdom. Robert Aubrey and Paul M. Cohen offer a unique blend of historical context and contemporary examples from such worldwide companies as Dun & Bradstreet, LifeScan, SpectraPhysics, and Raychem to demonstrate how the new role of manager as learning guide can help build the capacity for competitive advantage. The authors show managers how to use existing resources and the age-old skills of providing capable guidance to nurture personal experiences so that the learning organization becomes a reality.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part One. Simultaneous revolutions: the changing nature of work : 1. Learning for survival; title: 2. The renewal of practical wisdom; title: 3. The career as personal development; title: Part Two. The timeless skills of wisdom : 4. Accompanying; title: 5. Sowing; title: 6. Catalyzing; title: 7. Showing; title: 8. Harvesting; title: Part Three. Strategic imperatives for implementing wisdom : 9. The leadership imperative; title: 10. The managerial imperative; title: 11. The network imperative; title: 12. The technology imperative; title: 13. The policy imperative; title: 14. The partnership imperative; title: Conclusion: Working with wisdom; title: Appendix: A brief history of practical wisdom.