Shows executives--anyone concerned with making change happen--how to move beyond the limitations of fixed strategic planning processes and programs to create a flexible, responsive organization that thrives in today's climate of uncertainty: the learning organization. Draws from an extensive study of two hundred change-oriented organizations including Honeywell and Motorola to identify a series of practical actions that can be used immediately to help develop a firm's capacity to learn.
JOHN C. REDDING is executive director of the Institute for Strategic Learning, a leading consulting firm that specializes in innovative approaches to strategic planning, project management, and leadership development. He is the author or co-author of numerous articles and books, including Strategic Readiness: The Making of the Learning Organization. He is also a frequent keynote speaker at professional conferences and chair of the American Society for Training and Development Research-to-Practice Committee.