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Action learning and the leadership development challenge

John Peters (Consultant, Writer and Editor of several MCB publications and is based in Calgary, Canada)
Peter A.C. Smith (Practising Executive with several organizations, including The International Foundation for Action Learning, Canada, and also a Professor and Journal Editor)

Journal of Workplace Learning

ISSN: 1366-5626

Article publication date: 1 December 1998

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Abstract

Argues that action learning is the most appropriate methodology for developing leadership abilities, due to its being centred on questioning to address uncertainty, rather than on the ingestion of a pre‐set body of knowledge, which the authors argue is not congruent with the leadership challenge.

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Peters, J. and Smith, P.A.C. (1998), "Action learning and the leadership development challenge", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 10 No. 6/7, pp. 284-291. https://doi.org/10.1108/13665629810236192

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1998, MCB UP Limited

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