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A Practical Manual on Action Learning

Rating 3.6
Word count
103K words
Chapters
45
ISBN
9787550262645

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Summary

Does your company suffer the awkward situation of being 'excited during training, moved after training, and motionless on the job'? Are you confused about how to conduct training so that it actually achieves results? By overturning traditional management models and training concepts, action learning facilitation techniques use facilitation methods to bring out the team's inherent wisdom, and have already achieved great success in practice at renowned companies such as GE, Motorola, McKinzie, BP and China Resources. This book explains in detail what action learning is and how companies should carry it out. Neither dry nor dull, it combines theory with case studies and includes innovative micro-lectures, helping beginners understand the operating processes and methods of action learning's main techniques. It is hoped that reading this book will enable your company to truly unleash unlimited energy through training and double its performance.

Editor's review

Action Learning Handbook is a highly practical toolbook. It does not talk theory in the abstract but turns action learning, a classic method of organizational development and personal growth, into a clear, operable set of processes and a toolbox. The author, Liu Yongzhong, is a seasoned practitioner and promoter of action learning in China, and his deep grounding ensures the book's solid reliability. Its core value lies in its "handbook" character: it systematically breaks down the whole action-learning process—from project launch, problem reframing, facilitation and implementation to review and reflection—and provides a large number of ready-to-use forms, scripts, question lists and meeting-process designs. For managers, trainers, HR professionals and team leaders, this book is like an on-call "coach on site," effectively helping teams focus on real problems, spark collective wisdom and drive actual change. Reading it, you feel the reassurance of "learn it and use it": there is no piling up of obscure academic jargon, only concrete guidance on how to make meetings more efficient, discussion deeper and learning truly happen in action. In today's organizational climate, which pursues agility and practical results, mastering action learning—a soft skill—is undoubtedly a powerful means of improving a team's problem-solving and innovation capacity.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Corporate managers and team leaders who want to improve team meeting effectiveness and problem-solving capacity
  • HR and organizational development practitioners responsible for designing and driving employee empowerment and training programs
  • Internal trainers, facilitators and coaches who need structured tools to guide team discussion and learning
  • Individual learners interested in action learning and facilitation who want to master a systematic methodology

Not a good fit for

  • Pure theory researchers seeking profound management philosophy or cutting-edge academic theory
  • Casual readers looking for light inspirational stories or personal biographies

Reading tips

  1. Use it as a toolbook: for the specific challenges your team currently faces, read the relevant chapters selectively and apply the tools directly.
  2. Take notes as you read, recording the questioning approaches and process designs most illuminating for your team or project, and try customizing them.
  3. Read key chapters (such as questioning techniques and review steps) together with team members and practice them jointly; this greatly improves learning transfer.

About the publisher

Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. China · Founded in 1993

Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. is a publisher known for its literature and history titles, with 2,065 books in the collection. Its publishing covers foreign literature, contemporary Chinese prose and essays, history, folk literature, and cultural books. Its list ranges from Sima Qian's complete edition of the Records of the Grand Historian to foreign classics such as The Book of Disquiet, All Quiet on the Western Front, Snow Country, The Stranger, and Jean-Christophe, as well as modern Chinese works including Teahouse and Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk. Its authors and translators include Yasunari Kawabata, Fernando Pessoa, Erich Maria Remarque, Jin Xinyi, Zhou Miao, and Chen Chao. Public information is limited, but its catalogue reflects a balance between Chinese and foreign literary classics and historical and cultural works.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 前言 行动学习到底是个什么东西
  3. 第一章 管理哲学篇 企业就是赢的游戏
  4. 杰克·韦尔奇说:企业就是赢的游戏
  5. 企业经营游戏怎么玩——从福特到郭台铭
  6. 海星型组织和阿米巴组织
  7. 所有行业都是游戏业
  8. 如何把工作变成游戏
  9. 将工作变成游戏的四大法则
  10. 群策群力的企业文化——GE行动学习案例
  11. 凤凰涅槃,绩效倍增——中国本土银行行动学习案例
  12. 第二章 心法篇——心智模式是行动学习的内核
  13. 解剖行动学习公式
  14. 探究行动学习的内核——心智模式
  15. 脑科学揭示心智模式改善的秘密
  16. 改善心智从营造场域开始
  17. 第三章 技法篇——行动学习的流程技术
  18. 行动学习技术本质上就是流程技术
  19. 行动学习基本流程设计
  20. 解读1234N1行动学习流程
  21. 行动学习基本功——团队共创
  22. 行动学习经典技术1: “群策群力”工作坊(PPT微课)
  23. 行动学习经典技术2: “欣赏式探询”工作坊(PPT微课)
  24. 行动学习经典技术3: “未来探索”工作坊(PPT微课)
  25. 行动学习经典技术4: “世界咖啡”工作坊(PPT微课)
  26. 行动学习经典技术5: “鱼缸会议”工作坊(PPT微课)
  27. 行动学习经典技术6: “开放空间”工作坊(PPT微课)
  28. 行动学习经典技术7: “复盘”工作坊(PPT微课)
  29. 行动学习如何无招胜有招
  30. 第四章 应用篇——行动学习项目成功案例剖析
  31. 如何让培训直接产生绩效——中国本土行动学习案例剖析
  32. 领导力项目为什么“缺钙”
  33. 逆袭——维格娜丝的行动学习实践
  34. 群策群力六步法——行动学习项目启动会操作精要
  35. 行动学习项目能否成功的关键 ——复盘
  36. 在复盘中成长——东莞银行“模式突破, 绩效倍增”行动学习项目
  37. 行动学习实践中的三大误区剖析
  38. 第五章 修炼篇——行动学习促动师的自我修炼
  39. 行动学习的理念、心法与技法
  40. 行动学习促动师的三大角色定位
  41. 培训师与促动师的知识结构
  42. 谈培训师与促动师的战略素养修炼
  43. 后记
  44. 参考书目
  45. 鸣谢

FAQ

How is this book different from other action-learning books on the market?
Its biggest feature is its strong operability and "handbook" character. It plays down lengthy theoretical exposition and focuses on step-by-step processes, ready-to-use form templates and on-site facilitation scripts; it is more a "field work guide," suited to practitioners who urgently need tools they can put to use.
Can someone with no grounding in action learning understand and use this book?
Absolutely. The book starts from basic concepts, and its language is plain and its structure clear. Even with zero background, reading the chapters in order and following the examples will enable you to grasp the core method and apply it in real work settings.
Is this book mainly for large enterprises or small and medium teams?
The core ideas and processes of action learning are universal. The methods and tools in the book can be flexibly adjusted to team size: they suit complex project breakthroughs in large organizations as well as small and medium teams solving everyday business problems and conducting reviews. The key lies in grasping and adapting the essence of the process.

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About the author

刘永中 Author

Liu Yongzhong is a Chinese author whose writing focuses mainly on management practice. Publicly available information about him is limited, and his life, education, and professional background remain unclear. The library currently holds two of his works: A Handbook for Action Learning and The Five Major Tools of After-Action Review and Their Practical Application: Techniques for Team Empowerment and Performance Improvement, both classified under management. In terms of subject matter, he attends to how action learning and after-action review can be put into practice within companies and teams, emphasizing tool-based, process-oriented operational guidance rather than abstract theorizing. His writing is handbook-like and practice-driven, stressing that methods can be applied directly to team empowerment and performance improvement. These two books are aimed at managers and team leaders, and suit readers who wish to embed learning and reflection mechanisms into daily work. Because verifiable information is scarce, any judgment of the full scope and influence of his writing awaits further material.

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