- Hardcover: 263 pages
- Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill; First Edition edition (January 1993)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0070700826
- ISBN-13: 978-0070700826
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 590 g
- See Complete Table of Contents
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From Publishers Weekly
Wick, a fellow at MIT and adjunct professor at the Wharton School, urges on-the-job training through the assignment of increasingly responsible tasks to subordinates. Aided by freelance writer Leon, he rather too repetitively details learning methods for managers themselves that are useful at all organization levels. Self-education occurs whether the structure of a learning environment is formal or informal, he acknowledges, but in the workplace it is essential to supervise and encourage staff members as they learn. The authors contend, validly, that increasing one's skills is the key to corporate success--a conviction voiced by CEOs of Fortune 500 companies in the abundant direct quotations--and they examine specific strategies practiced at Corning, Kodak, Rosenbluth Travel, J. P. Morgan and Motorola. Business managers will find this guide motivating and useful. Newbridge Executive Book Club dual main selection; author tour.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Fortune magazine recently proclaimed that "the most successful corporation of the 1990's will be something called a learning organization." Today, more than ever before, knowledge is power, and organizations facing global competitive pressure must consistently harness this power and maximize employees learning to survive. The Learning Edge responds to this new market reality with a dynamic, concrete approach managers and executives can use to take charge of their own futures, by turning on-the-job experiences into learning opportunities, and discovering how to lead others to grow and to learn. This insightful guide shows that the competitive advantage for today's forward-looking managers lies at the point where work and learning converge to produce greater productivity. It explains where the best learning occurs, discloses what managers must learn to add value to their organization, and presents a five-step process for "Becoming Your Best at Work" by: Mastering the art of intentional learning; Performing a learning audit; Building developmental learning teams; Motivating employees to stretch and take risks; Growing on the job despite the lack of top-level support.
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