Work with a Systems Thinking Action Learning Coach
Incorporate Action Learning experience into performance and learning.
The Big Picture
Including a coach on Systems Thinking Action Learning Teams is an acknowledgement that the normal pace and focus of the workplace makes it difficult to make the time to learn. Coaches are responsible for keeping the learning goals of the team in front of them. Coaches ensure that the investment in learning is converted into a return on investment.
Work with a Systems Thinking Action Learning Coach
Coaches on a Systems Thinking Action Learning Teams may be part of the workplace team or external to it. Teams with little of no experience usually benefit from a coach external to the group. Lacking history and experience, the coach can pose questions that are unlikely to occur to members of the team.
After teams become experienced with action learning, members of the team may rotate into the coach's role. This has the added benefit of forcing a shift in perspective away from their usual role in the group, which is a strong learning experience in itself.
The manner in which coaches are selected will vary over time, and according tot he experience and expertise of the action learning team.