Results from Action Learning

"Action Learning uncovers the innate resourcefulness within individuals and small circles of colleagues."
— Rick Jackson, Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, Center for Courage and Renewal

Meet the Principals

Principal Consultant, Carter McNamara, about
Action Learning Source

Principal Consultant, Chuck Appleby, on the power of Action Learning in organizations.

Examples of Results for Organizations

Organizations use Action Learning and group coaching in many applications, such as leadership development, problem solving, team building and spreading core coaching skills. We can customize Action Learning to successfully achieve a variety of results for organizations, for example, to get more:

Compliance
Innovation
Marketshare
Productivity
Profit
Quality

We also can customize Action Learning for organizations to have less, for example:

Customer complaints
Employee conflicts
Employee turnover
Expenses
Lead time to market
Project delays

Standard Foundational Skills for Individuals

Regardless of how Action Learning is customized, there are certain foundational skills that are always achieved by participants in a well designed Action Learning process. These skills are critical at any level in any organization, and they include:

Accountability -- being responsible to themselves and others for doing what is expected of them
Action planning -- identifying realistic, relevant and challenging actions
Authenticity -- respectfully open and honest with themselves and others
Emotional intelligence -- recognizing the true emotions of themselves and others
Engagement -- full commitment and participation in tasks and activities
Learning -- new knowledge, skills and abilities to get things done
Listening -- understanding the real intent in communications with others
Presenting -- describing priorities and situations so that others always understand
Problem clarification -- identifying the true causes, versus the symptoms, of problems
Questioning -- powerful questions of themselves and others to cultivate reflection, clarity and learning
Reflecting -- intentional and focused thinking to deepen one's insights and understanding
Reframing -- shifting one’s perspective for more understanding and empowerment to act
Strategizing -- identifying the most useful approaches to solve problems and achieve goals
Systems thinking -- seeing the "big picture" in a problem and where to best focus one's strategies to solve it

"Participants report being energized and engaged by the process as well as grateful for finding the courage and confidence they need to take action."
— Rick Jackson, Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, Center for Courage and Renewal