I have been following the conversation via the digest for quite some time.
This is by far the most thought provoking list serve I have read.
My work in this field has been as both an internal consultant and an
external consultant. Internally, I was with a large international oil
company for a number of years. Towards the end of my time with them, we
started some activities around LO principles from the bottom up. After I
left the organization, I was hired back as an external consultant to help
one of the refineries become more of a learning organization as part of a
global wide effort. After 18 months of work, there have been some dramatic
changes at the site especially in the leadership team.
Our challenge was to offer LO theories, tools and methods without being
seen as another program being instituted by corporate. Our approach was to
offer these as ^Qtools" which individual and teams could use in the
context of the daily work being done at the site. By focusing on real
work, various individuals and teams have learned and are using tools such
as the left-hand column. As the effectiveness of these tools has improved
the quality of their meetings and decisions. As a result, we were invited
to help with more challenging problems. It was very much on-line, real
time consulting as opposed to training on learning organizations.
The site is becoming self-sustaining and I am moving on to other areas. My
current interest is in how the delivery of health care in the managed care
environment can be improved by the use of LO principle. We will keep you
posted.
[Host's Note: Welcome, Peter! ...Rick]
--Peter W. Clute Peter Clute & Associates clutepw@aol.com
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