Replying to LO27439 --
Hello V - and all!
A team that is skilled in team learning has a better chance of being
effective (and of being more effective than a team without these skills).
Many teams are effective (i.e., they achieve their goals) without
demonstrating team learning skills. But a team with team learning skills
has a better chance of being effective and achieving their goals faster
(because through better communication they discover their mistakes sooner)
than other high-performing teams.
I wrote a bit about how I view team learning on my consulting website -
it's a service I offer. Here's a link to that page: <A
HREF="http://www.inflectionpoints.com/Team%20Learning.htm">Team
Learning</A> (http://www.inflectionpoints.com/Team%20Learning.htm)
Here are a few links to other resources:
<A HREF="http://rba.hq.navy.mil/elements/learning/#teams">Team and Organizational Learning</A>
(http://rba.hq.navy.mil/elements/learning/)
<A HREF="http://www.spiritwest.com/new_page_3.htm">Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams</A>
http://www.spiritwest.com/new_page_3.htm
<A HREF="http://management.bu.edu/research/ctl/">Boston University's </A><A HREF="http://management.bu.edu/research/ctl/">Center For Team Learning</A>
http://management.bu.edu/research/ctl/
Have you seen the article on Team Learning in the current (October 2001)
Harvard Business Review? (I have a link to the abstract on my "Resources"
web page.)
Jim Ulrich, Ph.D.
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