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Built to Learn: the Inside Story of How Rockwell Collins Became a True Learning Organization.

Publication: T&D
Publication Date: 01-AUG-03
Format: Online - approximately 785 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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By Cliff Purington and Chris Butler

As training professionals, we're aware of the importance of the learning organization. More than a decade ago, Peter Senge's book, The Fifth Discipline, made a compelling case that linked an organization's survival to its ability to learn and adapt. He...

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...describes a true learning organization as one that can develop not only new capacities, but also fundamental shifts of mind. It's that shift, he says, that enables significant, enduring change.

The developments of the past 10 years have strengthened Senge's case. High-profile consultants, such as Chris Argyris, routinely talk about knowledge as the key to organizational change. My quick library search resulted in more than 80 books on the topic...

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