WIAL-Authored Articles
Click an article to download| The Coach as Catalyst for Action Learning, Michael Marquardt. Describes the role of the coach as catalyst who optimizes the power of Action Learning. |
| Executive Consulting Under Pressure: A Case Study, Arthur M. Freedman, James A. Perry. This consulting psychology case study describes how an initially nonvoluntary consulting engagement with an executive client in a highly complex nuclear industry organization evolved from suspicion to trust, enabling the client to achieve work-related goals. |
Using Action Learning for Organization Development and Change,
Arthur M. Freedman, MBA, Ph.D. |
| The Transformative Power of Action Learning Dr. Bea Carson A dynamic process for problem solving, building teams, developing leaders and changing culture, “action learning” consists of the following six components: a problem; a group of four to eight people; a commitment to learning; a process that encourages questioning and listening; a resolution to take action on; and an action learning coach. More » |
| Breaking Out of Groupthink Dr. Bea Carson Have you ever been trapped in the frustration of a meeting that was not functioning well? Have you sat in a meeting where you did not speak your mind because you knew the risk, or the futility of it? More... |
| Aim For The Fairway with Action Learning Dr. Bea Carson We've all heard the accolades of the power of positive thinking - so why is it we tend to focus on the negative?! Rarely do we talk about what to do - rather we talk about what not to do. By now you are thinking - Not me! She must be talking about someone else! |
| Harnessing the Power of Action Learning Dr. Michael Marquardt, Chairman of the Board and President of WIAL. This is an excellent overview of Action Learning. It addresses the following questions: What is it? How does it work? Who uses it? Why is it so powerful? |
| The Power of Action Learning Dr. Bea Carson, Vice President for Certification. This article describes the process of Action Learning in more detail than Harnessing the Power of Action Learning. This article addresses the following questions: What are the key components of Action Learning? What are the basic ground rules? What is the role of the Action Learning coach? This article also provides several case studies. |
| The Power of Questions Dr. Michael Marquardt. This article discusses the central role of asking good questions in fostering creativity effective problem solving. This article addresses the following questions: What makes a question "great?" How to ask the right question at the right time? What not to ask? |
| Action Learning and Leadership Dr. Michael Marquardt. This is an article that appeared in a refereed Thai professional journal. This article addresses the following question: What are the necessary attributes and leadership skills for the 21st century? Several examples of the use of action learning in corporate organizations are also presented. |
| The ROTAR Discipline - Enhancing the power of Action Learning Dr. Billy Coop |
| Developing Global Leaders via Action Learning Programs Dr. Michael Marquardt. This article appeared in a refereed British journal and presents a detailed description of Action Learning as applied by Boeing in an executive leadership program. |
| Leadership Development as an Intervention for Organizational Transformation Skipton Leonard, Ph.D., CEO of WIAL and Maynard Goff, Ph.D. This article appeared in a refereed American journal and provides a case example of how Action Learning can be integrated into a larger leadership development program. |
| Avoiding Abilene: Breaking out of Group Think Dr. Bea Carson. This article answers the question of how to use Action Learning to avoid many of the dysfunctional aspect of group dynamics as exemplified by the well-know Abilene Paradox. |
| Balancing Your Scorecard via Action Learning Dr. Bea Carson. This describes how an Action Learning process can be integrated effectively into a Balanced Scorecard framework. |
| Marquardt Publications on Action Learning |
