PROJECT TASKS
One of the first tasks of the project team was the development of a working approach which could be adapted or used as a springboard for action by employers. The working approach has five components:
(1) A learning organization places high value on individual and organizational learning as a prime asset. For an organization to regard something as a prime asset it must take stock, invest in and capitalize on it. Many organizations are accustomed to doing this with tangible assets such as buildings and land, and also for less tangible assets such as brands, patents, and even goodwill.
(2) It is working towards full utilization of all individual and group potential for learning and adapting in the interests of meeting (and eventually setting and reviewing) organizational objectives. Not only is the full learning potential of all employees being developed and harnessed in order to meet current and foreseeable needs in terms of currently understood business objectives, but learning processes are built into the reviewing and setting of organizational objectives.
(3) It does this in a way which also satisfies the needs and aspirations of the people involved. It is self-evident that an organization which attempts to meet its own objectives in ways which are not also acceptable or satisfying to all stakeholders of that organization will eventually fail because the motivation, goodwill, and potential contribution of its members have not been fully engaged.
(4) Inhibitors or blocks to learning are being identified and removed, and strong enhancers and structural support for sustained continous learning are being put in place. Argyris[11] has described "organizational defence routines" and Senge[2,3] has drawn attention to mind-sets and mental models impeding creative thinking. Individual as well as structural blocks to learning need to be identified at the same time as enhancers are put in place.
The image of the hot-air balloon (Figure 1) captures the core ideas: (Figure 1 omitted)
* air in balloon = potential for learning;
* flame = individual and organizational enhancers;
* sandbags = individual inhibitors;
* ropes tethered to ground = organizational/structural inhibitors;
* Scaffolding = enabling and support mechanisms.
(5) A climate of continuous learning and improvement is being created. For sustained continuous learning to occur in an organization, its mission, vision, and corporate values must support the quest, as indeed the behavior of its leaders.
PROJECT TASKS One of the first tasks of the project team was the development of a working approach which could be adapted or used as a springboard for action by employers. The working approach has five components: (1) A learning organization places high value on individual and organizational learning as a prime asset. For an organization to regard something as a prime asset it must take stock, invest in and capitalize on it. Many organizations are accustomed to doing this with tangible assets such as buildings and land, and also for less tangible assets such as brands, patents, and even goodwill. (2) It is working towards full utilization of all individual and group potential for learning and adapting in the interests of meeting (and eventually setting and reviewing) organizational objectives. Not only is the full learning potential of all employees being developed and harnessed in order to meet current and foreseeable needs in terms of currently understood business objectives, but learning processes are built into the reviewing and setting of organizational objectives. (3) It does this in a way which also satisfies the needs and aspirations of the people involved. It is self-evident that an organization which attempts to meet its own objectives in ways which are not also acceptable or satisfying to all stakeholders of that organization will eventually fail because the motivation, goodwill, and potential contribution of its members have not been fully engaged. (4) Inhibitors or blocks to learning are being identified and removed, and strong enhancers and structural support for sustained continous learning are being put in place. Argyris[11] has described "organizational defence routines" and Senge[2,3] has drawn attention to mind-sets and mental models impeding creative thinking. Individual as well as structural blocks to learning need to be identified at the same time as enhancers are put in place. The image of the hot-air balloon (Figure 1) captures the core ideas: (Figure 1 omitted) * air in balloon = potential for learning; * flame = individual and organizational enhancers; * sandbags = individual inhibitors; * ropes tethered to ground = organizational/structural inhibitors; * Scaffolding = enabling and support mechanisms. (5) A climate of continuous learning and improvement is being created. For sustained continuous learning to occur in an organization, its mission, vision, and corporate values must support the quest, as indeed the behavior of its leaders.
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