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Book SynopsisLearning and performing profoundly affect our results and actions. Yet getting the balance right is a challenge to individuals and organisations. While performing is about meeting the demands placed upon us, learning expands our capacity to meet future demands. Everyday successes and failures are shaped by the way we balance learning and performing. More than just actions, balance involves a set of values that are fundamental to the successful operation of organisations. These values are key dimensions around which organisational cultures form. Unfortunately, achieving balance is like a dance going wrong in organisations around the world: we have been following the same pattern for so long that we are now struggling to establish better ways of going about it.This intriguing book is a collection of essays from leading consultants, practitioners and scholars offering practical approaches, fresh insights and strategies to proposed solutions for sustained organisational growth and competitive advantage. The book explains the nature of the learning and performance “dance” and its importance to organisations today, and is an indispensable resource for managing the dilemmas and tensions faced by individuals and organisations.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Learning and Performance: Rethinking the Dance (P Ramsey); Learning's Place in Organizations: Short History of Learning (J S Brown & E S Gray); When Performance and Learning Are at Odds (S J Singer & A C Edmondson); The Work of KM Made Real (M Wheatley & M E Rogers); The Organizational Challenge: What Can Leaders Do? (M Darling & D Flanigan); Doggie Treats and the Core Group (A Kleiner); Essence of Strategy (A Karnani); Applications: Creating Consulting Partnerships (P Blyde); Exploring Performance vs Learning in Teams (D C Kayes); Evaluation by Means (P Ramsey et al.); Learning to Be an Expert (P Jarvis); Performance-Learning Dysfunctions: Workplace Bullying (A Needham); Perfectionism (D Ramsey & P Ramsey); Looking to the Future: Staying Ahead of Change (P Kumar).
