Intro -- Anne Hale LO19373

ANHALE@luk-us.com
Tue, 29 Sep 1998 15:22:49 -0400

Hello! I am new to this forum and very much interested in the concept of
the learning organization. I work for a medium sized manufacturing firm
that supplies clutches and discs to the automotive market and am
responsible for Organization Development and Training. I am the only OD
person in the organization, so I treasure the opportunity to connect with
others in the field to explore new ideas and challenge old assumptions.

I am curious about your experiences with conflict in the learning
organization. My assumption is that in order to learn quickly, we need to
raise conflicts quickly, challenge each other's mental models and be able
to do that without the defensiveness and posturing that stiffles effective
dialogue. We have tried many things in our organization to help people
practice the skills of inquiry and advocacy, but I can't guage whether we
are making progress. My gut feeling says yes, but I'm wondering how I
might better measure this. Do you have any ideas? Would love to hear
them and look forward to participating in this forum:) 

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Anne Hale
ANHALE@luk-us.com


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