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Have you been looking for a way for your employees to learn that develops leadership skills while solving workplace problems? Action Learning might be just the ticket! Action Learning is "both a process and a powerful program that involves a small group of people solving real problems while at the same time focusing on what they are learning and how their learning can benefit each group member and the organization as a whole." Action Learning focuses on identifying a problem and the organization-wide, environmental, systemic elements in which the problem resides, all of which will also be affected if lasting change is to take place. Michael Marquardt sets out six interactive components of Action Learning: a problem, the group, the questioning and reflection process, the commitment to taking action, the commitment to learning, and the facilitator. Benefits of Action Learning include shared learning through all levels and areas of an organization, greater self-awareness and self-confidence for all involved because of their new insights and feedback interaction, improvement of their abilities to ask better questions and to be more reflective, and improved communication and collaboration enterprise-wide. If your organization likes the idea of Action Learning, but is not sure what it would look like or feel like, come find out more at this luncheon. About the Facilitator: Michael Marquardt is a Professor of Human Resource Development and International Affairs at George Washington University. In addition to being the Chairman of the Board for the World Institute for Action Learning (WIAL) , he is also its president and is responsible for overseeing the worldwide development of Action Learning programs and coaching certifications. He is a special adviser for the Japan Institute for Action Learning (JIAL), the first WIAL overseas affiliate. Dr. Marquardt has held a number of senior management and training and marketing positions with organizations such as Grolier, American Society for Training and Development, Association Management, Overseas Education Foundation, Trade Tec, and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Dr. Marquardt has introduced Action Learning to thousands of leaders and hundreds of organizations around the world since 1995, including Marriott, DuPont, Alcoa, Boeing, Caterpillar, United Nations Development Program, US Department of Agriculture, IBM, Nokia, Samsung, Hong Kong Transit, and Siemens, as well as government agencies in Singapore, Mauritius, Canada, Qatar, China, Korea, and Brazil. NOTE1: This meeting is ON THE RECORD NOTE2: If you cancel after the stated deadline, the full meeting fee will be charged to your account. All guests must be accompanied by an ACCJ member. Sorry, no substitutions or walk-ins.