Learning Publications

Organisations learn through individuals who learn, but Individual learning does not guarantee organisational learning.

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PERSONAL LEARNING

Leading with NLP
by Joseph O'Connor
Published by Thorsons 1998 ISBN 0-7225-3767-0
This book offers the reader a sound introduction to the journey that an authentic leader would need to take. It covers creating and sharing isions, leadership style, motivation, integrity and the dark side of change. There are guidelines for balancing task and relationships, beliefs and assumptions, systems thinking and dealing with a blame culture.

Learning to Change
by Sheila Harri-Augstein & Ian Webb
Published by McGraw-Hill 1995 ISBN 0-07-707896-9
This book is an invaluable resource for managers and leaders looking to foster self-organised learning. Learning to change is the greatest challenge an individual faces. Conventional training is not the answer, because you cannot train for does not yet exist. But you can develop your learning and development skills.

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TEAM LEARNING

Empowering Team Learning
by Michael Pearn
Published by IPD 1998 ISBN 0-85292-734--7
This book introduces you to the practical tools and techniques needed to create teams that learn together to bring about far-reaching organisational change. He focuses on a breakthrough method he developed which enables team members to overcome self-doubt and presumed lack of competence to achieve high impact change.

The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook
by Peter Senger
Published by Nicholas Brearley 1994 ISBN 1-85788-060-9
This fieldbook is a massive resource of wisdom, tools, concepts and approaches to building communities of common purpose through team learning. It unpacks Peter's 5 disciplines, focusing on systems thinking, Personal mastery, mental models, shared vision and team learning.

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ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING

Leading the Organisation to Learn
by Mick Cope
Published by Pitman 1998 ISBN 0-273-63524-7
Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management hold the key to organisational change in a rapidly changing world. It involve cutting through the complexity and enhancing the individual's capability to learn and interact. In this book you will find strategies for creating a learning culture, where diversity of view and experience is accessed and valued. You are offered a ten-step diagnostic framework that can be applied across organisations. Think ! How do you learn ? How do you share knowledge ? How effective are you at using people's knowledge ? See the chapter on super-leadership.

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STRATEGIC LEARNING

The Wisdom of Strategic Learning
by Ian Cunningham
Published by Gower 1999 ISBN 0-566-08079-6
This book offers a strategic approach to integrating personal and organisational learning. It offers a methodology that integrates learning and the strategic direction of the organisation. The material has been tried in a variety of public and privatesector organisations. It covers strategic learning that focuses on the big picture, good practice around self-managed learning and combining the two in practice.

Strategic Learning in Action
by Tony Grundy.
Published by McGraw-Hill 1994 ISBN 0-07-707825-X
This book explores the concept of strategic learning and how it can help you manage the internal dynamics of change. It offers a practical guide to how to use learning to improve performance.