Teams and learning: the agenda has changed

In a learning organization, developmental processes should ideally be integrated from top to bottom. But what really happens? In our research and practical work with organizations around the world, we have found very few examples of companies, which have a clear process link between business develop...

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Published in:Development and learning in organizations 2003-04, Vol.17 (2), p.10-12
Main Author: Clutterbuck, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business plans
Knowledge management
Organizational learning
Personal development
Teams
Teamwork
Virtual teams
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Summary:In a learning organization, developmental processes should ideally be integrated from top to bottom. But what really happens? In our research and practical work with organizations around the world, we have found very few examples of companies, which have a clear process link between business development, team development and individual development. There is usually a business plan, often an appraisal and competence framework that results in personal development plans, but scarcely ever an intervening team development plan. Yet, as Peter Senge has observed, most learning takes place within teams.
ISSN:1477-7282
1758-6097
DOI:10.1108/14777280310698124