Synopses & Reviews
The content and role of working have changed in significant ways as a result of new technologies and broader social and organizational changes. Work serves a range of purposes for individuals including recognition, influence, self-expression and self-fulfilment.
Learning with Colleagues relates to personal development, enabling individuals to enter into a deeper relationship with colleagues to learn from them and with them. The book will be an important stimulus to creating a workplace learning environment.
About the Author
Erik de Haan is a Senior Consultant at Ashridge Consulting at Ashridge Management School. He was previously a consultant in The Netherlands and researcher at the University of Utrecht. The Dutch edition of his book,
Learning with Colleagues has been a best-seller in The Netherlands and he has also written a book on the importance of Shakespeare's,
King Lear for managers.
Table of Contents
PART I: PEER CONSULTATION * Peer Supervision and Action Learning: Similarities and Differences * Who or What are We Talking About? * The Art of Asking Questions * Consultation Methods * Preconditions for Peer Supervision and Action Learning * PART II: FACILITATION * The Role of the Facilitator * Methodical Organisation of the Facilitator's Role * Learning on Both Sides * Giving Feedback * An Eye for Mirroring * Dealing With Difficult Moments * PART III: LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE * Some Concepts and Definitions Explained * Four Learning Styles * Learning to Learn Better * Continuous Education * PART IV: FROM CONSULTATION GROUPS TO LEARNING GROUPS * Peer Consultation as Supplementary to Training and Practice * Extension I: Short-Cycle Learning * Extension II: Project-Based Action Learning * Extension III: Self-managed Learning and Learning Networks * Appendices